Don't you think when someone dies?

Question

they should just automatically become an organ donor, obviously they don't need them, and there are millions of people on waiting lists. Perfectly good organs get thrown away all the time because people just don't feel like taking the time to sign up to become a donor. I think it should be the other way around, sign up if you DONT want to donate your organs.

Answer 1

That's a great idea! Unfortunately some backword religions think they're not allowed to. That's insane. I think it's gonna be the most important think I'll ever do in my life. (Being an organ donor.) Hopefully soon all the religions will openly say, "Yes! Save some other lives when you die!" Interesting question. I'm giving you a star. :)

Answer 2

I think a lot of religious people believe they need all of their body intact to pass on to the next life? I'm not sure.
Either way, I think we all deserve a choice. I have my name down to be an organ donor, but I know there are some people that find the idea horrifying.

Answer 3

i completely agree with you but a lot of people don't. for many religions there is a belief in an afterlife where they will be resurrected and they believe they need all those organs for that process. they think that, for instance, if they donate their eyes then when they are resurrected they would be blind eternally. personally i think that's very odd (couldn't a god powerful enough to resurrect them give them eyes, especially if they lost them from a selfless act?) but it explains why some people aren't donors.

Answer 4

.I always believe in organ donoring but people tell me that when you are an organ donor they are less likely to save your life that to just part you out. 1 life saved versus 10. Kinda makes sense.

Answer 5

I totally agree with you

Answer 6

I also agree with you. Most religions are okay with donations - this is quote from a pro-organ donation web site (reference below).

Your Religion

Does my religion approve of organ donation?
An often-heard question when organ donation is being discussed is: "Does my religion approve?" Recently the New York Regional Transplant Program published the views of major religion on the subject. Here are those positions.

AME & AME ZION (African Methodist Episcopal)
Organ and tissue donation is viewed as an act of neighborly love and charity by these denominations. They encourage all members to support donation as a way of helping others.

AMISH
Approved if there is a definite indication that the health of the recipient would improve, but reluctant if the outcome is questionable.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD
The Church has no official policy in regards to organ and tissue donation. The decision to donate is left up to the individual. Donation is highly supported by the denomination.

BAPTIST
Donation is supported as an act of charity and the church leaves the decision to donate up to the individual.

BRETHREN
The Church of the Brethren’s Annual Conference in 1993 wrote a resolution on organ and tissue donation in support and encouragement of donation. They wrote that, "We have the opportunity to help others out of love for Christ, through the donation of organs and tissues."

BUDDHISM
Donation is a matter of conscience.

CATHOLICISM
Transplants are acceptable to the Vatican and donation is encouraged as an act of charity.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
The Christian Church does not prohibit organ and tissue donation. They feel that it is a personal decision to be made in conjunction with family and medical personnel.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
No position, leaving it to the individual.

EPISCOPAL
The Episcopal Church passed a resolution in 1982 that recognizes the life-giving benefits of organ, blood, and tissue donation. All Christians are encouraged to become organ, blood, and tissue donors "as part of their ministry to others in the name of Christ, who gave his life that we may have life in its fullness."

GREEK ORTHODOX
No objection to procedures that contribute to restoration of health, but donation of the entire body for experimentation or research is not consistent with tradition.

GYPSIES (ROMANY)
Gypsies are a people of different ethnic groups without a formalized religion. They share common folk beliefs and tend to be opposed to organ and tissue donation. Their opposition is connected with their beliefs about the afterlife. Traditional belief contends that for one year after death, the soul retraces its steps. Thus, the body must remain intact because the soul maintains its physical shape.

HINDUISM
Donation of organs is an individual decision.

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICAL
Generally, Evangelicals have no opposition to organ and tissue donation. Each church is autonomous and leaves the decision to donate up to the individual.

ISLAM
The religion of Islam strongly believes in the principle of saving human lives. According to A. Sachedina in his Transplantation Proceedings article, Islamic Views on Organ Transplantation, " The majority of Muslim scholars belonging to various schools of Islamic law have invoked the principle of priority of saving human life and have permitted the organ transplant as a necessity to procure that noble end."

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
Donation is a matter of individual conscience with provision that all organs and tissues be completely drained of blood.

JUDAISM
Jews believe that if it is possible to donate an organ to save a life, it is obligatory to do so. Since restoring sight is considered life saving, this includes cornea organ transplantation.

LUTHERAN
In 1984, the Lutheran Church in America passed a resolution stating that donation contributes to the well-being of humanity and can be "an expression of sacrificial love for a neighbor in need." They call on "members to consider donating organs and to make any necessary family and legal arrangements, including the use of a signed donor card."

MENNONITE
Mennonites have no formal position on donation, but are not opposed to it. They believe the decision to donate is up to the individual and/or their family.

MORMON (CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believes that the decision to donate is an individual one made in conjunction with family, medical personnel, and prayer. They do not oppose donation.

PENTECOSTAL
Pentecostals believe that the decision to donate should be left up to the individual.

PRESBYTERIAN
Presbyterians encourage and support donation. They respect a person’s right to make decisions regarding their own body.

PROTESTANTISM
Encourage and endorse organ donation.

QUAKER
Donation of transplants is an individual decision.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
Donation and transplantation are strongly encouraged by Seventh-day Adventists. They have many transplant hospitals, including Loma Linda in California. Loma Linda specializes in pediatric heart transplantation.

SHINTO
In Shinto, the dead body is considered to be impure and dangerous, and thus quite powerful. "In folk belief context, injuring as dead body is a serious crime. . .", according to E Narnihira in his article, "Shinto Concept Concerning the Dead Human Body." "To this day it is difficult to obtain consent from bereaved families for organ donation or dissection for medical education or pathological anatomy . . . the Japanese regard them all in the sense of injuring a dead body." Families are concerned that they not injure the itai - - the relationship between the dead person and the bereaved people.

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
Organ and tissue donation is believed to be an individual decision. The Society of Friends does not have an official position on donation.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
Organ and tissue donation is widely supported by Unitarian Universalists. They view it as an act of love and selfless giving.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
The United Church of Christ supports and encourages donation.

UNITED METHODIST
The United Methodist Church issued a policy statement in regards to organ and tissue donation. In it, they state that "The United Methodist Church recognizes the life-giving benefits of organ and tissue transplant."