shouldn't we all be organ donors?

Question

i mean really, if you believe your soul is going to heaven, or if you believe you just become part of the earth once you die, why not make some use out of your dead body? maybe, give someone a new lease on life. think about it. it'll give that person one more chance to make them think like you.

Answer 1

It's on my license,cut away!Send my stomach to Millwakee if they run out of beer.

Answer 2

I personally see it as a moral duty to give blood regularly and be an organ and tissue donor, but I would never want there to be a law requiring anyone to do either. I know that some religions and cultures are against such practices for various reasons, and I respect that. It's a very personal decision and should always be voluntary (except in extreme emergencies, when the need is especially desperate).

I encourage everyone to search her or his conscience and give serious thought to becoming an organ and tissue donor. It can, quite literally, make the difference between life and death for a fellow human being.

Answer 3

I've told all my friends and family, harvest anything and everything that's usable (a young person like me could conceivably help 200+ people) and use whatever is left for forensic entomology research (they basically just chuck your body in the woods).
The one thing I am hypocritical about is that whole face transplant thing. It just gives me the heebie jeebies (almost as much as the idea of being embalmed) to think of someone walking around with my face. Maybe I've seen too many horror movies.
I'm even seriously looking at donating some of my eggs (don't know if I'll do it, not sure how I feel about all those hormone injections)

Answer 4

I'm all for it. My Dad's on a liver transplant list. I like the states that say which organs you want to donate.

I do believe that our soul goes to heaven and that after we are resurrected as Jesus is, that our souls will be reunited with our bodies. But, our bodies will be perfected. Not the flesh that we have now. But, rather they will be changed. Our bodies will be perfected.

1 Corinthians 15:50-52
"50. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood annot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
"51. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
"52. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

One thing I do not believe in is Cremation. What a waste of all those body parts.

Answer 5

I carry a donor card, and I've been on the national bone marrow registry for years. I used to give blood regularly.

Trouble is, I have RA and take methotrexate (a chemotherapy drug). I can still donate blood if I should happen to go off the methotrexate for some reason.

As for donating organs and marrow--well, that's all become "wait and see."

It would be wonderful if everyone would donate, but realistically we know that won't happen. Still, more people who desire to help really should make their wishes known to family and friends. This would spare the family any angst at making this decision. Hopefully, it would make more organs available.

Answer 6

I have been an organ donor for as long as I can remember. I won't be using that stuff anymore so I can only hope I can be of use to someone else after I'm gone.

Answer 7

I hope they take every inch of my body that is still usable. Unless you have some odd religious reason, I can think of no reason not to donate.

Answer 8

Sure, if we could trust the Government and all those unselfish surgeons; and Hospital Administrators. -

Answer 9

I agree, if you aren't going to use them anymore, might as well let someone else use them.

Answer 10

great idea.

gw