• Shou@lemmy.world
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      In my country, everyone is an organ donor unless they specifically opt out. Usually due to religion.

      I’ve been seeing organ transportation ambulances near my city’s hospital from time to time. It’s weird to see, but a good thing.

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        There should be no opt out, even for religion. No I do not respect your customs as much as I respect someone else’s life.

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          I agree. I think people who choose to opt out for selfish reasons should be placed lower on the list. It’s inmensely hypocritical.

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        Why not? Why do you need the ability to deprive someone of a live saving procedure after you literally died?

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            I see, that’s a valid concern. I wonder whether we could try to prevent such abuse by automatically excluding more prone groups like prisoners. It really seems crazy to me how many organs, which could literally save someone’s life, are going to waste.

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          Can’t just implant a 90 year old liver. And a lot of them are unsalvageable. Doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be mandatory, just that it will still be a limited resource.

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            I don’t want to be morbid, but with as many gun deaths as there are in the US there are lots of young livers to go around.

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                2 months ago

                In my country, people are automatically registered as a donor. If you don’t want to donate, you have to choose to opt out.

                Ever since that law was passed, I see organ transport ambulances around my city’s hospital from time to time. Transporting a matching organ to a waiting patient. The bold letters spelling “organ transport” on a red band is a weird but good thing to see.