Dunc Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-23136965 They are if it goes though going to change the law on organ donation everyone will be in it and for the 1st time you will have to opted out if you don't want your organs to be used after you die. I have never put much thought into this but being done this way its making me think about it and to be honest am not sure how I feel about it :wacko: What about you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 No I think it should be you have to opt out. and they CAN automatically harvest organs to help others. Tens of thousands of people will be saved as opposed to just a few hundred with the current system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid_Wolf Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 think im with andy on this one, I *think* im down as a doner for everything bar my eyes (mum asked me not to, she said its creepy) but i dont have a card so im not sure, i remember filling something in though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 IMO this is a much better solution than having to have a donor card as this way the medical team don't have to discuss organ donation with a bereaved family who may not be ware of his or her wishes on organ donation. It also sparks debate and those who don't wich to donate for any reason can opt out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankmayfield Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I agree that you should have to opt out of the program. I have agreed to be a donor by signing my Driver's License and stating that I would like to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I dont think it should be automatic. I dont know what i want to do, but i do know that if it was my kids id say no. Id want to bury them complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm a donor anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 At my age it doesn't matter much - by the time I go, most of my organs will be so knackered they'll be useless to anyone else! Seriously though, people can do whatever they like with my body once I'm dead - I certainly won't be worried one way or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkers23 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I opted in a few years ago after watching a will smith film! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells xx Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 im a donor.... and god forbid anything happens to myself or eden-willow id like to know that we saved someone else we all have to be cut up for an autopsy anyway and our cadavers arent using the stuff anymore you should have to opt out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 totally agree you should have to opt out. My organs are no good to me when I'm gone, nor to my sons who would have to make the decision if I never joined up so I think it should be changed to you having to opt out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I am a donor but i didn't want my eyes taking when i die i feel they make you you but everything else they can feel free to have if it helps another person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 i think it's a good policy. wish it would come over here. i'm a donor. i can't take it with me so why not try to save a life? that's if any of my organs are even usable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I dont think it should be automatic. I dont know what i want to do, but i do know that if it was my kids id say no. Id want to bury them complete. its over 18s only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingsolo Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Have carried a donor card since 13 and opted into the present scheme so all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I'm already registered as an organ donor so doesn't change much for me I did choose to keep my eyes and skin though, but all internal organs are free to be used Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Definitely not your liver i think it's a good policy. wish it would come over here. i'm a donor. i can't take it with me so why not try to save a life? that's if any of my organs are even usable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Definitely not your liver lol my mother reminds me of that daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 LOL Well mine either...I plan on using it up before then, and so far I am successful. That reminds me...time for a refill lol my mother reminds me of that daily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 im in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 LOL Well mine either...I plan on using it up before then, and so far I am successful. That reminds me...time for a refill Currently doing some serious damage to mine. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky-gunner Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 They can have anything of mine they will probably just chuck me on the bomfire tho lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinville Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 I haven't given much thought to organ donation, but I think this is a good idea............especially when you think about the the lives that could be saved or changed so dramatically after you do so. What gets me though is while you donate the organs, the doctors, hospitals, insurance and drug companies (for the meds required following a transplant) are making millions. I had a very dear friend who received a kidney transplant and the bills very nearly ate up their farm................sadly, she later succumbed from brain cancer (vicious way to go)....I think I'd be more apt to donate if the doctors, hospitals, and drug companies weren't making so much from another's distress. I know their talents and the research involved in organ donation are costly, I just find it horrendous that they make so much basically off of my donation. And yes, I know............I have a very strange way of looking at things. That's why I'm a writer! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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