organ donation

You make an excellent point here about the fact that there are things that we can chose to donate while we are still alive that can save the life of someone else. We can donate a kidney (as you have already mentioned), and we can also donate bone marrow as well as blood. They are even able to do a partial liver transplant with a living donor, which has had good success rates.

if i were your next of kin; i wouldn't have the heart to give away your body to some student doctors...

No offense intended, but I'm glad you're not then. I'd rather my body used to educate others than have it turning to ashes or rotting in the ground. I know it ultimately gets disposed of in the long run, but if the doctors can, in the meantime, learn from it, so as to stop others from having my health issues, then I'd be happy.

no offense taken.

organ donation is such a noble act!!! like you...you offer "your best" to save the life of another... its a very heart warming and touching act and i admire you immensely!

None of your organs can be used? Are you sure? I can understand why some might not be viable due to your obesity, especially if there is fatty build-up in and around them, but surely at least your eyes could be used. My sister was obese, and she was also an organ donor. Obviously they could not use her organs due to the cancer, but they never once said that there was any other reason her organs could not be used.

i respect your decision not to donate any of your organs... nobody can ever force us to do this charitable act. it would not be an act of love anymore if were forced to donate a part of our body.

when we donate something that we own to another person its an act of charity on our part. when we donate our body parts i think its the ultimate act of charity; an act of love for our fellow man. thanks for responding to this discussion i've started and thank you for adding me to your long list of friends here in my lot.

Organ matching is far more complicated than that. You can't just go get a random kidney or liver or other organ and transplant it into someone. Blood types must match up first. Then, there are other factors that will determine whether or not the organ will be a viable match for the recipient. Finally, there are very careful procedures that need to be followed to ensure that the organ does not get damaged while it is being transported not to mention that there is a very limited window of time for the transplant to happen. Even in the best circumstances, many the recipient's body will reject the transplant, and they will have to be put on medication right away to avoid permanent damage to the new organ. Therefore, abducting random children to harvest their organs would not be a very lucrative scheme, and I can't see why they would do it. I am very sorry for your mother's friend whose daughter was kidnapped. Unfortunately, people kidnap children every day for a variety of sick and twisted reasons, and it is awful.