I'm 25 and have always felt this way, not an upbringing thing. That is all, just wanted some feedback.
2006-12-23 18:57:23 · 21 answers · asked by j_pierce_823 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's not religious, I'm not diseased, actually its nothing to do with whether it helps someone. I'm a very giving person, but these were designed for me, and theirs were designed for them. Also, I wouldn't ask to be a recipient either. Maybe its a fate belief? I'm not sure. I personally just don't want to do it. And to the ones that just said yes with no details, why don't you just go give a kidney? Your reply is an asshole opinion and sounds kinda close-minded.
2006-12-23 19:16:12 · update #1
That is a personal choice - some will - others won't . Don't worry about it.
2006-12-23 19:12:05 · answer #1 · answered by Coach D. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that it's selfish to not be a donor. But I think that if you really knew about how body parts donation works you would change your mind. Maybe you can start by asking your primary doctor about how the process works. There is no pain involved. There is no obvious disfigurement of your body involved. No one will ever need to know, unless you decide to donate your whole body to science. Most people donate their heart, kidney, liver, or cornea, and only their immediate family members need to be aware or you can mark it on your driver's license. Even at the funeral, no one will be able to know. And the difference that a donor makes in the life of the recipient is incredible; it changes their life. I just saw an infant patient, who was born with very bad kidney disease and had to have both kidneys removed. That patient is now on daily dialysis, awaiting a kidney transplant from a cadaver. Hopefully, the donated kidney will be made available soon from a donor whose family thought to make that very generous gift. And the family who receives the organ usually doesn't know the family who made the donation. It's all kept anonymous. I hope that you will reconsider and at least donate one organ to someone who is desperately waiting for it.
2006-12-24 04:52:19 · answer #2 · answered by hfatina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but be prepared for some people to say it is.
A way to think about it might be to think about wether you would like to be a recipient. If your kidneys stopped functioning, should you be put in line ahead of someone who was willing to donate their organs? That is a much more difficult question.
I think most people are uncomfortable with the notion that their body will be violated after they've died. In reality, this is almost never the case. The people waiting for organs are in life-or-death situations, their families desperate for some glimmer of hope. When organs do become available, they are transported with great care to wherever they are needed.
Just think, you might die a senseless death, in a car accident hit by a drunk driver. Your life is over and your soul, if you believe in that, has moved on. Wouldn't you feel better knowing that your donation might save as many as 20 lives? That although your death was tragic, something wonderful was able to happen for 20 families, and 20 sets of friends?
So, you see it is not selfish, but lives are changed everyday by average people, like you and me, who donate our time and energy toward making this a better place to live. Although gruesome and unpleasent, the end justifies the means.
2006-12-24 03:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by subhuman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being any kind of a donor is a very personal thing, not to be bullied into by others, or to be made to feel guilty for not doing so by those who can not see both sides of the issue.
It is what you believe that counts and what other people believe does not count. Just make sure you examine all sides fairly before making your final decision. It would then be selfish of others not to accept what you decide.
2006-12-24 03:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I wouldn’t call people who choose not to donate organs selfish. I would question why? I mean if someone tragically died in a car wreck and their heart could safe the life of a man who has 4 children, kidney could safe the life of a young girl. Etc why not when the deceased no longer needs those Organs
2006-12-24 03:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by Spread Peace and Love 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-24 02:59:31 · answer #6 · answered by Purpslinger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not selfish at all-- people are scared of death-- we believe that we will still need an earthly body in Heaven. how can one enjoy eternity without your complete body? You would be rewarded if you were a donor because you gave the gift of life to perhaps dozens of people.
2006-12-24 04:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by jcat80128 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why wouldn't you want to be a donor? You do not need your organs anymore when you go. Why not give someone else a second chance at life?
2006-12-24 03:04:57 · answer #8 · answered by Amby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a bit selfish, but there your organs, so i dont look down on you for not being a donor, shoot, i'm a donor, but i dont know if i'd really like to be butchered after my death, just so some alcholic can get my liver.
2006-12-24 03:08:06 · answer #9 · answered by silverrubberband689 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont considerit selfish, hell the hospitals in america could be filled with all teh doner parts they coudl ever need, and yet still not make it in time to saeve a person anyway
some people hate the idea of bein cut open even after death, some people its religous thing, some people are just jerks, no mater which i dont consider it selfish
2006-12-24 03:07:32 · answer #10 · answered by kydd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be very unselfish of you when you refuse a needed donated organ and instead you say to give it to a more deserving person.
I assume you mean "organ donor". If you mean "blood donor", never mind.
2006-12-24 03:01:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋