Organ donation.
Discussion
Bill said:
Stay in Bed Instead said:
If I steal your home when you are dead and give it to someone who needs it, is that okay too?
If my home is no use to anyone apart from the seriously ill (aided by the medical profession...) then fill your boots.mrtwisty said:
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: I think there was a thread on this some time back.
To paraphrase it seemed to come down to "just opt out" and "why should I have to opt out?" and "I'm going to opt out even though I favour organ donation because that'll show the Government".
Sounds about right for PH, unfortunately.To paraphrase it seemed to come down to "just opt out" and "why should I have to opt out?" and "I'm going to opt out even though I favour organ donation because that'll show the Government".
My dad died some years ago after a brain haemorrhage on a Saturday evening and spent the last three days unconscious on a ventilator. My mum and brother were quite shocked when I suggested organ donation on the Sunday, but having slept on it they both agreed on the Monday that it was good idea. Dad passed away on the Tuesday and the hospital took is corneas, kidneys, liver and one or other bits (can't remember which). Within a few days we were informed that all the parts had been used and a couple of months later the hospital forwarded a letter from the recipient of a kidney (with the name and address redacted). He was a 35 year old married man with a three year old and another on the way, and was facing certain death without a transplant and it still chokes me up. Mum had suffered from kidney issues for years and later that same year her name came up and she ha a transplant, which to her 100% justified giving consent to donate dad's organs. So, a young man was given a new lease of life and his his wife had a husband and his two kids had a father, and then my mum later another 16 years before she died.
Donation is an absolute no-brainer, but if you don't want to give then don't expect to receive and let someone else benefit.
Donation is an absolute no-brainer, but if you don't want to give then don't expect to receive and let someone else benefit.
chow pan toon said:
Stay in Bed Instead said:
Who is to say it will stop at organs.
If the government can harvest your organs for someone else's benefit why not your assets too?
WhAt If ThEy TaKe AlL mY tHiNgSIf the government can harvest your organs for someone else's benefit why not your assets too?
Exige77 said:
chow pan toon said:
Stay in Bed Instead said:
Who is to say it will stop at organs.
If the government can harvest your organs for someone else's benefit why not your assets too?
WhAt If ThEy TaKe AlL mY tHiNgSIf the government can harvest your organs for someone else's benefit why not your assets too?
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