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Mithrandir
11-04-2009, 12:59
Maybe you should...
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I am, just not my eyes. Silly superstition with the eyes being the window of the soul and stuff..
I am not.
But what does she need? I am willing to consider it... :sweatdrop:
I'm willing to donate certain bodily fluids :sweatdrop:
I got what she needs Yeah, they an pull me through the shredder but stripping me is fine as well. Not using it.
I am now ~D
What kind of person would I be if I refused to give away something that is useless to me but could save another persons life? Especially such a pretty life :sweatdrop:
I am an organ donor.
Anyone who isn't shouldnt be eligible for recieving organs. Also, they should install an "opt out" system, so there is automatically presumed consent.
*This applies to places with Universal Health Care.
I am an organ donor.
Anyone who isn't shouldnt be eligible for recieving organs. Also, they should install an "opt out" system, so there is automatically presumed consent.
*This applies to places with Universal Health Care.
Careful Beskar,
There are people that shouldn't be donors, such as people with genetic faults or cancer.
pevergreen
11-04-2009, 13:53
Currently not, but I plan to be, for certain parts.
Lungs/liver/kidney etc will certainly go, as they will be in perfect health. My eyes, no, heart, most likely not. Anything else should be fine.
Mithrandir
11-04-2009, 13:54
I do agree with this however:
they should install an "opt out" system, so there is automatically presumed consent.
Also, they should install an "opt out" system, so there is automatically presumed consent.
Already have that in Belgium; so I should have answered "yes" instead of "no" to the poll.
There was an opt out system being considered here about a year ago, I wonder what ever happened with that. Currently there is a question on the licence form here asking if you want to be a donor. I didn't even have to think about it, I ticked the full donor box straight away. I think an opt out system would be far better though. I'm not sure I've taken the best care of my "parts" but if any are still in good working order when I croak then sure, take whatever still works.
What if any of you for some reason needed bone marrow and I had died in a car accident in Belgium and there was no record of me not wanting to donor organs?
A few months later you are treated for cancer.
What if any of you for some reason needed bone marrow and I had died in a car accident in Belgium and there was no record of me not wanting to donor organs?
A few months later you are treated for cancer.
The law in question only applies to people with Belgian nationality or people who reside for at least 6 months in Belgium.
And the organs/body will be examined before the transplantation takes place.
Careful Beskar,
There are people that shouldn't be donors, such as people with genetic faults or cancer.
Actually, they not the biggest concern. it is those with HIV, etc.
Then again, in my statement, it was under the presumption that the reader would obviously know there are exceptions to the rule and I wouldn't break those.
Obviously as Andres said above:
And the organs/body will be examined before the transplantation takes place.
I think I'm a "partial" donor or something and probably need to check up my donor status, as I'd willingly give up anything that works. Although my liver, kidneys, lungs probably could be ah... treated with more respect. :sweatdrop:
Same as pever on the eyes and the heart. They work but, genetically speaking, probably better ones out there.
CountArach
11-04-2009, 14:39
They can have 'em. I'll be dead.
I also donate blood at the moment as often as I can. I think I've done so 11 times now.
HoreTore
11-04-2009, 15:20
My corpse is ready for whatever people need it for. It's not like I'll be needing it, so who cares? My death could help another person live, what possible reason can one have not to do that?
Organ transplants, science, teaching doctors, whatever. My dead corpse is down with everything. And I do mean eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeverything....
EDIT: Blood donation is right out the window though. I am absolutely terrified of needles. Needles and water, those are my two fears in life. I try to stay the hell away from both as much as possible. I blame childhood trauma...
EDIT: Blood donation is right out the window though. I am absolutely terrified of needles. Needles and water, those are my two fears in life. I try to stay the hell away from both as much as possible. I blame childhood trauma...
If you're healthy, then by all means try it. Just once. It saves lifes.
And if you're lucky, you'll have a hot nurse and you'll be hoping to pass out so that you can stay a bit longer in her pleasant company :nurse:
If you're healthy, then by all means try it. Just once. It saves lifes.
And if you're lucky, you'll have a hot nurse and you'll be hoping to pass out so that you can stay a bit longer in her pleasant company :nurse:
He would also pass due to feeling drained of blood.
Hosakawa Tito
11-04-2009, 15:38
I donate blood, but by the time I'm done with my organs no one will want them.
HoreTore
11-04-2009, 16:12
If you're healthy, then by all means try it. Just once. It saves lifes.
And if you're lucky, you'll have a hot nurse and you'll be hoping to pass out so that you can stay a bit longer in her pleasant company :nurse:
I've already had my share of needles, no thanks.
I donate blood, but by the time I'm done with my organs no one will want them.
:yes: No one is going to want my liver, that's for sure!
KukriKhan
11-04-2009, 17:18
:yes: No one is going to want my liver, that's for sure!
Med students may wanna study mine. I'll die smiling, knowing I can serve as "the bad example".
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We have "opt-in" here in California, tied to drivers license issue/renewal.
I'm an organ donor. Considering I won't need any of that stuff after I'm gone, why be selfish?
Owen Glyndwr
11-04-2009, 20:59
I'm not an organ donor
I haven't donated blood either, though I would like to.
Rhyfelwyr
11-05-2009, 01:05
I don't know what they have here in the UK, but I guess it would be a good idea for me to sign up. There's not really any reason not to is there?
I don't know what they have here in the UK, but I guess it would be a good idea for me to sign up. There's not really any reason not to is there?
There isn't, unless you re selfish.
Tellos Athenaios
11-05-2009, 08:52
I am an organ donor.
I was a heavy smoker.... so my lungs are somewhat "dirty" and un-donorable
Afterall, I will only donor my organs to close realted family and friends... not to a stranger
But if you die there is only a small window of time in which your organs can be used, there isn't much of chance that any of your family members will need a transplant at the exact time you die.
Samurai Waki
11-05-2009, 10:58
As long as they don't take General Patton, they can have whatever they want when I'm dead.
Where do I sign up? ;D
I want to be cremated after my death anyway, so I won't need my intestines.
Yes because i was half asleep when i got my license, and said "Sure" out of want to get it done so i could go home and go back to sleep. Haven't seen a reason to reverse that decision. :shrug:
I plan on donating my organs the old fashioned way, by getting drunk and waking up in a bathtub full of ice.
Ha ha, I checked XKCD today and lookie what I seen http://xkcd.com/659/
Strike For The South
11-07-2009, 17:48
Yea. My brother has the "Beetus (juve kind not the fat kind) So our kidneys have to be ready at a moments notice.
Aemilius Paulus
11-08-2009, 17:49
Not only I am a donor when I signed up to get my license, but I also plan on donating my body to science. As a firm atheist I see no other better way. Hopefully I will not change as I mature.
BTW, is there any way to auction off your dead body parts? I read that our fresh bodies can be worth anywhere close to half a million if not much more, due to the sheer amount of things they harvest nowadays, considering just how much today's surgeons can transplant. So, it would be nice if say, my relatives got all that.
On the other hand, I may not want to do it, lest they get too happy when I die :skull::laugh4::clown:.
Centurion1
11-09-2009, 03:04
yea i donate why not. I dont care if youre an atheist or whatever your body is just a corporeal shell. Im not going to need it. Id rather not have my body dissected by medical students but whatever im going to be kind to people and get cremated anyway (burial is overrated and selfish to take up ground like that which could be vital for something to be built on in the future)
BTW, is there any way to auction off your dead body parts? I read that our fresh bodies can be worth anywhere close to half a million if not much more, due to the sheer amount of things they harvest nowadays, considering just how much today's surgeons can transplant. So, it would be nice if say, my relatives got all that.
Not in Europe:
Article 12 Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004L0023:EN:HTML)
Principles governing tissue and cell donation
1. Member States shall endeavour to ensure voluntary and unpaid donations of tissues and cells.
Donors may receive compensation, which is strictly limited to making good the expenses and inconveniences related to the donation. In that case, Member States define the conditions under which compensation may be granted.
Member States shall report to the Commission on these measures before 7 April 2006 and thereafter every three years. On the basis of these reports the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of any necessary further measures it intends to take at Community level.
2. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that any promotion and publicity activities in support of the donation of human tissues and cells comply with guidelines or legislative provisions laid down by the Member States. Such guidelines or legislative provisions shall include appropriate restrictions or prohibitions on advertising the need for, or availability of, human tissues and cells with a view to offering or seeking financial gain or comparable advantage.
Member States shall endeavour to ensure that the procurement of tissues and cells as such is carried out on a non-profit basis.
But then again, why would you want to make money out of it?
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