# Suicide - Least fuss, maximum organ preservation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 6, 2016, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105 "2016-03-06T09:44:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105/21 "2016-03-10T01:03:15Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> I gather the responses here are somewhat jocularly technical on advising about suicide methods, but if you decide to keep on living, consider regular blood and platelet donations. I’ve got 160+ donations; most of the last half were through the apheresis method (i.e. they take platelets and/or other blood components and give me back everything else - it takes longer, but I can safely donate twice a month) and I’m told it’s valuable and lifesaving.

The Red Cross thinks I have Mad Cow disease so I can’t donate.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105/22 "2016-03-10T19:07:37Z")

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When r Budd Dwyer held a press conference and shot himself in the head,he gave an organ donation card to an assistant first. Despite him shooting himself and medical care being called. Immediately, his organs weren’t usable from what I recall.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105/23 "2016-03-10T20:19:31Z")

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I was stung by a box jellyfish when I was 10. I don’t recommend it no matter how set you are on ensuring that your cadaver is of the most possible value to humanity.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105/24 "2016-03-11T00:05:50Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> I was stung by a box jellyfish when I was 10. I don’t recommend it no matter how set you are on ensuring that your cadaver is of the most possible value to humanity.

Did you donate your organs?

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-least-fuss-maximum-organ-preservation/748105/25 "2016-03-11T00:40:04Z")

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No but I heard he provided a stool sample.

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