POLL: Organ donation. Would you

**onearmedbandit** · 2nd August 2005, 15:34

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Yep, if I'm fu*ked and not going to make it or Brian dead, they can have any part they want except any part of my brian. I don't want my brian to be revived in any other body or fu*ked with in any way.

Pretty close with Brian eh? Who is this Brian, or would you rather keep your private life of the 'net. He must mean a lot to you.

**mikey** · 2nd August 2005, 15:48

your all a bunch of sad pricks thinking about your deaths.

praise allah,

**Storm** · 2nd August 2005, 15:58

You're a bloody stirrer

**mstriumph** · 2nd August 2005, 16:11

... wouldn't be room for it with all the other stuff that's tattooed there .....and the postit notes and suchlike

Originally Posted by Hitcher

There needs to be a better system for notifying willing intent to donate organs than one's drivers licence. ..................... Maybe having "donor" tatooed on one's forehead is more instructional, ...

**Lou Girardin** · 2nd August 2005, 16:18

I regularly offer my wife an organ now.
After I'm dead, who cares?

**vifferman** · 2nd August 2005, 16:41

I'd do the organ donorey thing, if one of my family needed it. Dunno bout anyone else though.

You can do what the hell you want with my body when I'm dead, but I warn you now - must of it's pretty ferkd. I reckon the liver's shot, and the rest is probably only good for dog food.

On second thoughts, I like dogs - make me into cat food.

**Ixion** · 2nd August 2005, 16:44

Originally Posted by Hitcher

There needs to be a better system for notifying willing intent to donate organs than one's drivers licence. Who is going to look at that in A&E? Also, have you advised your next of kin/family of your intent? If they don't approve, in the absence of written instruction on your part, then their wishes take precedence. Maybe having "donor" tatooed on one's forehead is more instructional, or maybe a "donor" medic alert tag?

Why don't they just reverse it ?If you DON'T want to be a donor, it's noted on your license. otherwise, assumed it's OK.

**Beemer** · 2nd August 2005, 16:57

Originally Posted by Ixion

Why don't they just reverse it ?If you DON'T want to be a donor, it's noted on your license. otherwise, assumed it's OK.

My thoughts exactly - you should be able to opt out if you have beliefs that prevent you from being a donor, otherwise you're theirs for the taking! And a little tattoo in an inconspicuous place wouldn't matter to me - maybe under your armpit or *blush* in your groin?

Although it would be hard for me to allow bits of my husband to be taken if he should die before me, if that is his wish, then I should have no say in the matter.

You need another option - definitely you can have what you need when I'm dead AND if a close family member or dear friend needed something I could supply without compromising my own health, it would be theirs. I am an atheist so I don't figure I'm going to need any of my spare parts when I'm dead - and if I am surprised and there is a heaven/hell, I'm sure they'd give you a new set!

**eliot-ness** · 2nd August 2005, 17:42

I've got a few bits I don't need. Does anyone do pile transplants???????????

**Hitcher** · 2nd August 2005, 18:43

Originally Posted by eliot-ness

I've got a few bits I don't need. Does anyone do pile transplants???????????

To where do you want them transplanted?

**RiderInBlack** · 2nd August 2005, 19:56

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Pretty close with Brian eh? Who is this Brian, or would you rather keep your private life of the 'net. He must mean a lot to you.

Yep, he sure does. He's my co-joint Twin and has the right hemi-sphere of my Brain

(I've got the rest)

Yer, OK. Bad Spelling Mistake

Slightly dyslexic when it comes to spelling

**curious george** · 2nd August 2005, 19:59

Hey Hitcher, I think you missed the real problem here... but leaves you wide open to do another poll.
All those people above, amd who answered 'YES" to the donor thing, now ask you Wife/Partner/Mum/Dad/Significant-other-type-person if they would allow your organs to be donated.
Your after life intentions are all well and good, but almost any member of your immediate family has the ability to veto your donation wishes.
If the people alive don't agree with your donation, there is very little chance your organs will go to any good.
Something to think about.....

**Milky** · 2nd August 2005, 23:04

anyone notice that you can tick all options on the poll? I am not quite sure how that is supposed to work out in reality...

**Wonko** · 2nd August 2005, 23:46

It's been on my drivers license ever since I got my full. When I'm dead, they can havest everything from me. I'm not going to be needing it, and I'm more than happy to let someone else try to kill my liver, I'm doing my best, but it just won't die.

I've told my perents this, and my ex's have all know that this is my desire too. It's kinda like karma, I'm willing to do it for someone else, so I'd like to think that someone else would be willing to do it for me.