I am an organ donor but I will only donate my heart and kidneys. I don’t know why I can’t donate other parts of my body it just wigs me out.
My daughter on the other hand refuses to donate any of her parts when she dies even though she knows she could save a life. Why is that?
How do you feel about organ donation? WOuld you ever donate your childs organs in case of an untimely death?
It probably “wigs her out”, same as you.
I would donate mine, my children’s, my parents’, my goldfish’s… Basically, any organs I get my hands on. Opposing organ donation sucks.
Am I an organ donor?
No. Not yet. 
Do I wish to be in the future? Of course. What the heck use do I have for my organs after death?
My husband is a bit squeamish about it. He thinks maybe he won’t be “dead enough” and will be able to feel them harvesting his giblets. But he’s still going to do it.
I’m big on organ donation. I’ll donate anything they can use. I’ll even give them an opinion if I have time! 
Some people want to be buried with “all” their parts for the life thereafter. Infact some people won’t be cremated because they want to be kept “whole” for the next life.
I do not want to be cremated. This really bothers me. If you are going to be an organ donor do you care if they cremate your remains?
True. Has anyone contradicted this?
I don’t care one tiny little bit what they do to my remains. It has absolutely no point or significance to me whatsoever. Whatever my relatives want to do is fine by me. It’s about them, not me.
I once gave away a Yamaha DX-7fd
What?
they can have eyes, skin, anything inside, heck – bones even, if they can find some use for them. anything they can find a use for that’s still in healthy condition … have at it, docs! it’s all there on my donor card.
it’s not like i’m needing them anymore, and it’s a waste of perfectly good stuff to just let it rot.
my only request that anything left over gets cremated. the thought of sitting and getting all icky is pretty revolting to me. (plus it certainly cuts down on the likelihood of zombification! )
if there’s an afterlife, it’ll be my one last good deed. if i get reincarnated… well, i wasn’t going to need it anyway!
Once I die, all the leftovers are up for grabs. Same goes for my husband and my daughter - we’ve all got the donor designation on our licenses. I have no problem with my carcass going to a med school. Get what use you can, then cremate the rest.
When my dad died in October, due to the circumstances, all they were able to use were his eyes and, I think some marrow. But there was never any question in his or my mother’s mind - somehow I don’t think you need to worry about a parts inventory in the afterlife.
Er … not sure if I’m a potential donor or not!
I recently spent three months in hospital, and before my op I requested an organ donor form to fill in just in case. They couldn’t find one, so I requested that they add my willingness to donate any part of me to my hospital notes. This they did.
Anyone in the UK know if this is enough, or should I pursue the “official” form?
Julie
Well I guess if you donated your body to science you wouldn’t have any funeral fees.
I don’t like the idea knowing people are examining my nude body in class and disecting it piece by piece.
<shiver>
Well… you’ll be dead. It’s not like you’ll notice.
Yep, they can harvest whatever they want. I’ll be done with all my organs.
It would be nice if there was some sort of system in place to make sure that everyone answers this question definitively while alive, and that they hospitals know that answer. Currently (in Canada anyway) the only way to get an answer is too often to pester the grieving family as soon as the person is declared dead. If the person had signed something beforehand, their organs could be on their way ASAP, and there wouldn’t be such a shortage.
This brings up an interesting question…
Do you think that people should be paid for organ donation? The money could go to help pay the funeral costs.
Oh, I hardly think embarassment should matter if you’re dead.
I’m an organ donor. If I die, they can have everything they need. Now, this is just my own opinion, but I think people who are unwilling to be organ donors are very selfish. I know some people might disagree, but look at it this way- suppose your organ(s) are the only ones that could save somebody else’s life. You’re already dead-but they still have a chance. Are you going to be so callous as to deny them something you no longer need?
BTW, my dad happens to be one of the folks who extracts the organs from recently deceased organ donors. I don’t know exactly what his job title is, but he has a very interesting job. Its one of the reasons that I’ve decided to be an organ donor.
I’m for it in principle, but only as long as I’m not using it anymore.
I think it’s a great idea, but some Doctors abuse it. The reason some people (like me) don’t want to donate their organs is because some hospitals might look at you as a bag of organs rather than a patient. There was an article about this in… ehem, Playboy a while ago. Some hospitals had a policy of terminating donors before the patient was brain dead. They actually encouraged death when they could have saved the life of the organ donor.
Everything goes!
If they can cure toenail fungus by transplanting my big toe, let them. Once I’m flat lined or expired, I want the maximum number of lives improved with my remains. An old friend just died recently due to lack of available kidney transplants. Another friend’s wife is going to need a liver and will probably die without a transplant.
That people are unable or unwilling to donate their organs is a degree of self-absorbtion I am unwilling to accept. I refer you to my Great Debates thread, “Organ Donation Incentives” for some more perspective on this important topic. If you are not an organ donor, sign up now! Try donating blood sometime, it is a really uplifting experience. There is little we can do to alter this world once we are dead. Organ donation is one of the few positive changes we can make. Eyes for the blind, organs for the ill, skin for burn victims, there is so much to give and so little reason to withhold it.
I have been ever since I got my license much to my mother’s horror. She always told me she would not honor my request. Once I got married to Sauron I made sure he knew my wishes, had no problem with it and knew he would probably have a hell of a time with my mother, assuming she outlives me.
Having said all that, in all honesty, I’m not sure if I could donate of my kids’ organs if they were to die early. (And, please God, hear my prayer that I hope I never have to go through that).
It is very selfish, I know. I think my compassion would eventually win out and I would think about the fact that I might save some other parent from going through what I was going through though and I would do it.
Do I think there should be payment for organ donation? Nope. I would be afraid that would make the highest bidder principle come into play more often. It shouldn’t be about who has the most money or if they are famous or not…it should be about saving a life…no matter whose life it is.
I can’t remember all the facts but I think it was Mikey Mantle that needed an organ transplant. What ticks me off is that he jumped the head of the list. Why? Because he had money of course!