I am getting my drivers permit and we got a slip for our parents to sign to be an organ donor. It is our body so why should we need our parents permission to decide what happens to our body when we die? It seems kind of unfair.
2006-11-05 11:01:24 · 13 answers · asked by Luekas 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
they own your organs until you are 18
2006-11-05 11:20:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some teens can donate but they need their parents permission, I mean their organs are mature enough just in some situations where for instance the person needs blood.
One legal issue is to be mature, teenagers need more time to understand and take the right decission of giving life to another person, also because this is not so much about the physical body, it is about moral help, some teeangers could repent about donating some organs /and that could happen with some adults too, the fact someone is an adult doesnt mean he is mature enough to take some decissions or that couldnt make mistakes/.
Teens need legal advise too if they are in car accident, in some States the family takes the decission of the donor in others is the person who through his will declares that he can donate any organ depending on the case.
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2006-11-05 12:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by frankomty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's because they are not in the legal age to make those types of decisions , they still need some legal guardian of some sort . It's mostly because you are not seem fit to make life decisions such as those , also you shouldn't see it as something bad because it's along with this that we have age of consent , smoking ages and drinking , some decisions can only be made after careful consideration that as a child you may not have , that's not to say that by being a legal adult you instantly know what to do with your lives but you are somewhat wiser .
2006-11-05 11:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by kame 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until you are 18 you are not able to make legally binding decisions for yourself. As far as organ donation, even if you are 18, unless you are married, you parents can override your decision. It's unfair, but from the hospital's standpoint, you are dead and can't state your wishes, but your parents are still alive and can sue them. If you and your parents don't agree about organ donation, then just leave it alone until you turn 18.
2006-11-05 11:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a teen, you aren't old enough to make decisions about your own body. Plus, your parent need to sign off on it cuz the OWN you.
2006-11-05 11:03:24 · answer #5 · answered by Wocka wocka 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Discuss your wishes with your parents, and have them sign the card as witnesses. Hopefully it will never be a situation where that decision will be necessary. Then in a few years, you can make your own choice.
2006-11-05 11:10:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under the eyes to the law you are still a minor. As such, you need to be protected from making uninformed or rash decisions.
When you are an adult, in the eyes of the law, you can make that decision legally for yourself.
2006-11-05 11:05:08 · answer #7 · answered by kny390 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You cannot legally make any decision, any contract you make is invalid under the law unless you are 18 years of age or higher.
2006-11-05 11:04:02 · answer #8 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teens are considered underage till they turn 21, therefore their parents are legally responsible for them. They will have to make all the important decisions for them till then.
2006-11-05 11:04:33 · answer #9 · answered by paradise_1962 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's unfair, too.
But technically, in most cases, our bodies belong to our parents until we're 18. Damn government.
2006-11-05 11:03:32 · answer #10 · answered by Lena 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋