I'm a registered donor, so is everyone in my family. I think a lot of people's opinions are based on how they want to be buried after death, whether it's a traditional burial or cremation. Nobody in my family wants anything other than cremation, so I suppose we all have a bit of a "might as well let our bodies go to use" sort of attitude about it?
I'll only donate to my family if it was needed. Surgery really makes me squirm like I can watch the stuff but can't imagine it being done to me it just freaks me out.
I will definitely be willing to donate my organs when I'm dead, but I'll probably not be willing to be a live kidney or liver donor or something. maybe if it's like an emergency with someone very dear to me, but probably not? I'm kinda selfish and don't want to go through pain and medication unless I absolutely have to. if I'm dead though, harvest away?
this is also a very controversial topic but I've always felt that like instead of just killing off death penalty inmates via the injection thing, why don't they just harvest their organs for people in need or something? seems like such a waste esp if they were in perfect health... /shrug
Even if there were a small chance I'd still be alive at the time of harvesting or something, I don't mind. I want my death to be helpful to someone if it happens that way.
If my organs can help when I'm dead, then yes. I am already registered as an organ donor.
I remember having this conversation with my mom at least. She had cancer so I'm not entirely sure they'd even take her organs. But she says no based on her current/former health.
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