POLL: Organ donation. Would you

[ZorsT]

when I'm dead - help yourself - in the meantime only for love would i go under the knife (although a kidney could get me a new bike )

[SARGE]

Dead or alive.

Would you be prepared to donate various body parts and organs to others more needy when you die?

And how about when you're alive? Would you do it for love? Would you do it for money? Would you do it for spite? Would you think you had to honey? (Apologies to The Eagles)

you can have whatever's left...

(no warranty on the heart, liver or lungs..)

[placidfemme]

I'm a donor on my license (hope that doesn't mean the medics go "oh we'll let this one go... we need her heart"), but sure once I'm dead I ain't gonna be using them... as for being alive... it would have to be for a very close friend/family/partner....

[RiderInBlack]

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

[WINJA]

FIRST TIME I WENT TO HOSPITAL THE DOCTOR SAID I WAS A MOD , MOBILE ORGAN DONOR. MY PARTNER HAS INSTRUCTIONS TO LET THEM HAVE THE LOT WHEN IM DEAD , YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR PARTNER CAUSE I HEARD THAT NO MATTER WHATS ON YOUR LICENCE THEY ASK YOUR FAMILYS PERMISSION FIRST.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A POLICY OF , IF YOUR NOT WILLING TO GIVE ORGANS YOU SHOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO ACCEPT , MAYBE WED GET MORE DONORS

[pyrocam]

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.

yes I would want to keep my brian aswell......

actually I used to have a donor thing on my card... lets see now... oh it looks like its still there. ..... damn

[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?

[MSTRS:Me]

Wouldn't have it on my licence if I didn't mean it. And it's my wishes that count, not my rellies. The ability to veto on their part should be removed.

[crazylittleshit]

Loved one's come first....

[crazylittleshit]

FIRST TIME I WENT TO HOSPITAL THE DOCTOR SAID I WAS A MOD , MOBILE ORGAN DONOR. MY PARTNER HAS INSTRUCTIONS TO LET THEM HAVE THE LOT WHEN IM DEAD , YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR PARTNER CAUSE I HEARD THAT NO MATTER WHATS ON YOUR LICENCE THEY ASK YOUR FAMILYS PERMISSION FIRST.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A POLICY OF , IF YOUR NOT WILLING TO GIVE ORGANS YOU SHOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO ACCEPT , MAYBE WED GET MORE DONORS

It's true licence's are usually last resort and nearly never actioned.

[skidz]

They can have whatever they like when I'm dead. After what my body has been through, I don't think there'll be any good parts left.

[Velox]

Loved one's come first....

I hope they're aware of this too!??? Where's your caring, putting others first, altruistic dedication, boy?


Sorry - just helping out Hitcher with manning the 'Grammar-Guard'.

[phantom]

Once I'm dead they can have anything thats of use, although most of it is pretty worn out. ( bits of it I/we still get a lot of enjoyment out of). Been giving blood for the last 30 odd years so organs don't seem too different

[WRT]

I like Winja's comment - only those that are prepared to share should be able to recieve. And maybe it should be one of those unwritten biker laws, that you must be a doner. They call us organ donors anyway, lets get the rep for the right reasons for once!

And crazylittleshit - its good that your loved one comes first - otherwise they may not get to at all . . .

[Eurygnomes]

I'm definitely a donor - and pretty much everyone who knows me knows that I wish for my organs to be harvested at my (sad) demise.

I think a registry would be a good thing (kinda like Medic Alert), as I'd hate to have MY wishes overturned because a family member wishes for my ENTIRE body to go up in flames/rot in the ground. Y'know - cos it's not like I'm gonna NOTICE my cornea's gone.

I wonder how much you'd get for bits and pieces on trademe...