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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I am and I hope to have everything unsalvageable cremated

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I’m not. I’m aware of how selfish it is but something in my system of belief that I have (undefined? spiritual? no idea?) says that when I’m dead, I should be ALL dead.

Like, if there’s any kind of afterlife, will leaving a functioning part me behind hold up the transition? This even sounds fucked up to me because I’m 100% not religious at all.

I would just prefer all of me to be dead or all of me to be alive. Not fractions of both at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Don't think of it as selfish. Your body is one of the few things in this world that is truly, indisputably yours. It's entirely up to you if you're comfortable with donation. If you're not, there's no criticism to be made.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but I wasn't for a long time. There was a spiderman cartoon where mary jane was targeted for murder because her name was in a database of organ donors and the villain needed her organs for his wife or something. scared the shit out of me when I was a kid and I had a knee jerk reaction when filling out the form I never really thought about. someone had to directly ask me before I realized I had based this decision on a cartoon I saw when I was 5.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Yes I am.

When I die, my organs are no longer of any use to me, but could improve someone else's life. I'm not sentimental about my corpse. I'll donate anything that's still useful. I don't even mind if medical students use my bones to play pranks on each other. Heck, I think I'd prefer that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I think I'm ineligible. I think my sibling tried to register but was they were told they were ineligible because we lived in Europe in the 80's

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes. I'd like to donate my body to science too, but I want to see if there's a way to do it non-profit. I'm not interested in helping make someone rich.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not american, so that link doesn't apply to me. Here everyone is a potential donor, and the family decides. My immediate family knows full well that my organs are FFA when I don't need them anymore.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Yep. Although I'm pretty sure no one would want them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I am. Because why not?

[–] kakes 5 points 8 months ago

Not sure if I'm completely registered, but any time I've been asked I check Yes, and I have it checked on my health card.

Like you said: "why not?" Not like I'll be using them any more at that point.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yes because hopefully someone better than me will get them and make a real difference in the world.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, though my lifestyle may mean some are no good.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Only because there's no box on the license application that says "donate body to be chummed and thrown on rich people".

But for real if my vacated body can save someone else's life or make it better by all means get that shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Nice try fed, won't get my organs that easily

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yes, because I'd want others to be if I needed it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I am, but I probably shouldn't be. My organs are...not in the best shape.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Good news, we have a match for you!

Somewhat good news, your new lungs are little dinged up and have mileage on them.

Bad news, we're still charging you full price for these lungs. Enjoy your medical debt.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

By default in our country. You have to unregister if you don't want it.

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