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Consent to harvest organs.
April 16, 2016 at 9:01 pm
I've just learned that in several countries you do not have to have signed consent for organ transplant harvesting upon death. From this article:
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...t-consent/
Where I am (USA/Nebraska) you can give consent or denial when getting your drivers license. Additionally you can give consent (even limited consent) or denial on line.
Personally I don't have a problem with the Russian law. Would certainly make more organs available for transplant. What the fuck are you or your family going to do with them once you're a stiff?
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 16, 2016 at 9:05 pm
Seems reasonable to me ... but then I'm not encumbered with faith-based rituals.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 16, 2016 at 9:25 pm
I definitely wish the system were opt-out rather than opt-in. We could genuinely help a lot of people.
But, it's a lot more fashionable to pray and wear pink.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 16, 2016 at 9:34 pm
I don't really care what they do to my body once I'm done using it. I think it would be better to assume they're allowed to, since the organs can save lives. Harvest away, and throw the rest down a hole. I don't care.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 16, 2016 at 9:50 pm
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2016 at 9:51 pm by Alex K.)
I've given consent for donating everything, I give blood and I'm registered for bone marrow. My wife has veto right on individual parts, though.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 16, 2016 at 10:50 pm
(This post was last modified: April 16, 2016 at 10:50 pm by ErGingerbreadMandude.)
It does seem reasonable to not require consent for organ harvesting once a person is dead. However in a corrupt system these organs could be sold to the highest bidder in the black market rather than a teen in serious need of it.
Other than that it's a great law,IMO.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 17, 2016 at 1:33 am
Opt out sounds good to me. I'm registered as an organ donor. It seems a horrible waste not to potentially save lives with things no one else has any use for.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 17, 2016 at 2:34 am
Hell, somebody in the mainland Chinese government needs parts they just go to a prison and harvest what they need.
Seems pretty damn efficient to me.
I assume they go to prisons outside of the heavily air polluted regions to get the country fresh ones.
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RE: Consent to harvest organs.
April 17, 2016 at 2:45 am
I don't see a problem. Being dead I won't have use for them but someone else might.
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