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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 22, 2012 10:15pm
I got a new ID this week. While in line I noticed it was almost 50/50 on people choosing to become a donor. I choose to be a donor because I like the idea of helping others even when I'm gone. So are you an organ donor and why or why not?
xKoToVxSyNdRoMe
Posts: 1,054
Dec 22, 2012 10:17pm
Pretty sure I am. If I can't use it anymore hopefully someone else can.
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James Gatz
Posts: 137
Dec 22, 2012 10:24pm
If you're not an organ donor, you're either an idiot or a lowlife.
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Dec 22, 2012 10:34pm
Why wouldn't you be.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 22, 2012 10:39pm
I know some people say no because of medical distrust or reliegous reasons
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 22, 2012 10:41pm
Just googled it and only 38.2% of Americans are organ donors
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Dec 22, 2012 10:47pm
I'am as well.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Dec 22, 2012 11:15pm
Im an organ donor. I dont really see a need for my organs when Im dead, so why not help out others?
Midstate01
Posts: 14,766
Dec 22, 2012 11:22pm
Pick6;1349548 wrote:Im an organ donor. I dont really see a need for my organs when Im dead, so why not help out others?
Exactly
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James Gatz
Posts: 137
Dec 22, 2012 11:23pm
Both examples of the idiot category.sportchampps;1349522 wrote:I know some people say no because of medical distrust or reliegous reasons
OSH
Posts: 4,145
Dec 23, 2012 1:06am
This.James Gatz;1349512 wrote:If you're not an organ donor, you're either an idiot or a lowlife.
The biggest problem is you have to tell them you want to become an organ donor -- that's what was explained to me at a BMV. So, you have all kinds of people who either a) don't know better; b) are stupid; or c) forget -- I think those are the main reasons why people may not be.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 23, 2012 1:14am
I donated my organ and my piano the last time we moved. Saved me alot of money since I no longer played either one.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Dec 23, 2012 7:02am
What parts I have left are pretty much used and abused :laugh:
xKoToVxSyNdRoMe
Posts: 1,054
Dec 23, 2012 8:17am
God bless you. You are a true saint.Tiernan;1349587 wrote:I donated my organ and my piano the last time we moved. Saved me alot of money since I no longer played either one.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 23, 2012 11:38am
At the DMV they asked each person getting a ID if they wanted to be a donor. I know only about 1/2 the states use this process for becoming organ donors in other states they make it much harder to become a donor.
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cat_lover
Posts: 2,388
Dec 23, 2012 2:37pm
I am a donor but I want to apoligize to the person who gets my liver.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Dec 23, 2012 10:42pm
sportchampps;1349525 wrote:Just googled it and only 38.2% of Americans are organ donors
They should make it opt-out rather than opt-in.
I'll also echo the "no legitimate reason not to" sentiment.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 24, 2012 9:21am
Only 54% of Ohioans are organ donors. The OC is killing that average.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Dec 24, 2012 11:40am
xKoToVxSyNdRoMe;1349507 wrote:Pretty sure I am. If I can't use it anymore hopefully someone else can.
Agreed.
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Dec 24, 2012 11:48am
Most people can probably live on a lot less than they do. Most electronics are unnecessary. People can donate blood and plasma while living without any problems. Why don't people do all these things? Sometimes it's just a personal choice.
And to call anyone an idiot because they don't do something you do is just closed minded. Some people have either religious or personal reasons for not wanting to donate their organs. It's as simple as some people being partial to the idea of their body remaining in tact.
Another thing that everyone could do after death but don't is donating your body to science. It's something that will help out our scientific understanding and everyone in the long run. Is a person an idiot because they don't do it as they don't need it after they are dead? Nope, it's a personal choice.
And to call anyone an idiot because they don't do something you do is just closed minded. Some people have either religious or personal reasons for not wanting to donate their organs. It's as simple as some people being partial to the idea of their body remaining in tact.
Another thing that everyone could do after death but don't is donating your body to science. It's something that will help out our scientific understanding and everyone in the long run. Is a person an idiot because they don't do it as they don't need it after they are dead? Nope, it's a personal choice.
mcburg93
Posts: 3,167
Dec 24, 2012 11:54am
I have all the papers filled out to donate my body. Just havent sent the papers in yet. I have some mixed emotions about being cut up after im dead. I am an organ donor so not sure why it matters either way.Fly4Fun;1350303 wrote:Most people can probably live on a lot less than they do. Most electronics are unnecessary. People can donate blood and plasma while living without any problems. Why don't people do all these things? Sometimes it's just a personal choice.
And to call anyone an idiot because they don't do something you do is just closed minded. Some people have either religious or personal reasons for not wanting to donate their organs. It's as simple as some people being partial to the idea of their body remaining in tact.
Another thing that everyone could do after death but don't is donating your body to science. It's something that will help out our scientific understanding and everyone in the long run. Is a person an idiot because they don't do it as they don't need it after they are dead? Nope, it's a personal choice.
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James Gatz
Posts: 137
Dec 24, 2012 1:13pm
If God would punish someone for living a good life, who had also given their organs to save other people when they pass, the fuck him. He has complete divine power and created the entire universe but can't restore organs when we're magically transported to the after life?Fly4Fun;1350303 wrote:Some people have either religious or personal reasons for not wanting to donate their organs.
I stand by my statement that you're an idiot or a lowlife if you don't donate your organs.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Dec 24, 2012 1:14pm
There was an interesting expose on it last year--I think in the WSJ or The Atlantic, but I don't recall precisely. The basic idea is that there are some real ethical concerns involved with organ donation, and being an organ donor has a statistically significant effect on the type of care you receive.
Basically, if they can raid you for parts if you die, interestingly enough, you're more likely to die. There is also some debate about when to declare people dead for organ harvesting purposes--some studies suggest it's done too soon so that the organs remain viable.
Certainly some room for debate on the issue.
Basically, if they can raid you for parts if you die, interestingly enough, you're more likely to die. There is also some debate about when to declare people dead for organ harvesting purposes--some studies suggest it's done too soon so that the organs remain viable.
Certainly some room for debate on the issue.
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James Gatz
Posts: 137
Dec 24, 2012 1:24pm
There was an article about organ donation in the WSJ that generated some controversy back in the Spring, but it didn't really address anything you said. It was more about informed consent, and whether brain dead patients feel pain when harvesting organs. It was also heavily criticized for incorrectly quoting a Medical Professor, and also ignoring the fact that your family still has to give consent to donate organs in a brain dead patient.fan_from_texas;1350347 wrote:There was an interesting expose on it last year--I think in the WSJ or The Atlantic, but I don't recall precisely..
Do you have a link? Maybe we're discussing different articles
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Dec 24, 2012 1:29pm
I'm familiar with that article as well, but I was thinking of something else. I'm on my phone right now but will see if I can dig up a link later. It's possible, of course, that I'm just conflating the two in my mind.