View Poll Results: Save a life or not?
Yes, take my organs, I'm dead!
42
80.77%
No, I want to stay intact.
10
19.23%
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Are you an organ donor?
#22
I signed up as one because I'd hope there's someone somewhere to donate for my family or myself in that situation.
Thinking that your chance of survival is less than that of someone that's a donor is just crazy. If anything, I'd assume when they see you ARE a donor they think "geez wow, this guy has a good heart, lets try extra hard". They open your wallet and dont see the heart symbol so they go have a cigarette before they get started. Thats what I'd think at least.
Thinking that your chance of survival is less than that of someone that's a donor is just crazy. If anything, I'd assume when they see you ARE a donor they think "geez wow, this guy has a good heart, lets try extra hard". They open your wallet and dont see the heart symbol so they go have a cigarette before they get started. Thats what I'd think at least.
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I would be a donor, if I could somehow approve the people that would receive the organs. I don't think all people are equal, and I do in fact believe that some do deserve to live while others don't. The first-in first-out waiting list is not for me. Do I want to do donate organs to criminals, fanatics, wall street protesters, and anyone that doesn't deserve to live by my own standards? No, these are my organs anyway, so I should get to decide who gets them.
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You do realize unless you are maintained in a suspended, frozen state, there will be nothing to bring back. Not like they are doing to dig you up 50 years from now and reanimate you.
#27
I would be a donor, if I could somehow approve the people that would receive the organs. I don't think all people are equal, and I do in fact believe that some do deserve to live while others don't. The first-in first-out waiting list is not for me. Do I want to do donate organs to criminals, fanatics, wall street protesters, and anyone that doesn't deserve to live by my own standards? No, these are my organs anyway, so I should get to decide who gets them.
#32
If I'm dead or brain dead ie gone, take what you can. Well except kidneys cos they'r sold :lol: , no not really so go ahead and please save some one else's life.
Here they don't do business with organs as whole hospital system is almost free, payment for major operation is something like 150€, if I remember right, I paid 300€ for 3 weeks hospital holiday with lung operation.
We dont have donor list's, just card in your wallet that states that one is donor.
Here they don't do business with organs as whole hospital system is almost free, payment for major operation is something like 150€, if I remember right, I paid 300€ for 3 weeks hospital holiday with lung operation.
We dont have donor list's, just card in your wallet that states that one is donor.
#33
If that's the best we can get you recovered to, yes. We'll have you on the vent till your able to supply your own body oxygen or your POA calls it quits. Harvesting is something of an after thought, at least in Saints ICU where I'm at.
Selling organs will be something of a Pandora's box, but I do agree with criteria for recipient donors. I don't like the thought of a con who I and my family is paying for getting an organ when a child or hard working adult citizen has to die because of the diagnoses date.
Selling organs will be something of a Pandora's box, but I do agree with criteria for recipient donors. I don't like the thought of a con who I and my family is paying for getting an organ when a child or hard working adult citizen has to die because of the diagnoses date.
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Better get off the list so I'm not killed for my organs... seriously though, anybody could be targeted. Not like you have to undergo testing to be listed as a donor. Someone who isn't a donor could be a better candidate for donation. I don't see how this means anything.
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Selling organs will be something of a Pandora's box, but I do agree with criteria for recipient donors. I don't like the thought of a con who I and my family is paying for getting an organ when a child or hard working adult citizen has to die because of the diagnoses date.
I bet there's a reducing in con jobs for organs if it's legalized.
#38
I'm not listed as an organ donor on my license. I'm an RN and both my Parents are healthcare providers as well and *none* of us want to have it on our licenses that we're donors. This doesn't mean that we won't donate our organs, we just don't want it to affect the decision making process of the people working on us in the heat of the moment...