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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:11 PM Original message |
It Should Be the Norm That Our Organs are Harvested When We Die |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Um, this isn't the norm maybe because we respect people? n/t |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. If we respected people, we'd all donate our organs. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I have a right to bequeath my property upon my death as I see fit |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You can. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Yeah but when they opt out, folks like you call them an ahole |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Meh. |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
131. No-one has the right not to be called an ass-hole. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #11 |
72. Why must it be "opt out" rather than the current "opt in"? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #72 |
76. Because Many People Skip the Issue Altogether. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #76 |
92. That is still an appeal to emotion |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. Excuse Me...What? |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:12 PM Response to Reply #98 |
128. What states don't ask this? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:49 PM Response to Reply #128 |
133. I'm Not Sure... |
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PBass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:26 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. The assumption is that people own their own bodies |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Thanks for Your Assessment. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
120. How can you own something when you no longer exist? |
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murloc (381 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #120 |
158. The concept of an estate after death |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:30 PM Response to Reply #72 |
80. If you're fine with it being "opt in" |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #80 |
87. Possessiveness |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. You're dodging the question. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #90 |
96. Do I own my body, or does the state? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #96 |
99. Please Join the Sci-Fi/Conspiracy Theory Posts Further Down the Thread. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #96 |
100. More baloney. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #87 |
91. It's Still a Choice. Please Reread the OP. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
119. Want to see how this "ownership" pans out? |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Well, if that were the case... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Alright then. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. It's Not Your Body After You Die. There IS No "YOU". |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. If you have no rights over your body when you die. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Of Course Not. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:35 AM Response to Reply #60 |
153. You know, you are so right. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
74. Everyone has an option to do that already. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #74 |
102. Communism? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #102 |
104. "Joe" |
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speakclearly (97 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
155. Not only that.................... |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
56. So silly |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. We Are Individuals When Alive. We Are Corpses When Dead. |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. Illogical |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:18 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. No One Asks the Dead Permission NOW |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:41 PM Response to Reply #73 |
84. but |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:51 PM Original message |
I'm Not Satisfied With People Dying For No Reason |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
139. That's an idiotic statement. People don't die "for no reason", they die because ALL living things |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
2. Don't understand the problem... |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. I Think It Differs From State to State |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
4. We were asked when Dad died. And we told them to take whatever they could use. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm on a waiting list (with nothing close to a dire need yet) and I respectfully disagree. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. I hate workplace based drives |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Okay, bad example, perhaps, but awareness is important. And I'm damn glad someone |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
148. oh, indeed, and I once did |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. I disagree with you |
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greenbriar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. exactly why I don't donate |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. And That Can't Happen Now Because...? |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
141. I don't know any rich and powerful people |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. Dupe n/t |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
37. Science fiction ... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I say we base all our policies on paranoid sci fi fantasies. |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. LOL....you crack me up, |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
62. ROFL |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #37 |
71. Yup |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Jules Verne invented the nuclear submarine? |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #75 |
85. That one I got wrong, sorry |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:43 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Oh, the point you're trying to make is silly too. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Your logical fallacy, not mine |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. LOL |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
65. Lesbian Blood |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
126. TOTALLY agree |
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PetrusMonsFormicarum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. RECYCLE! |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. in the abstract, I'm all for people donating, but not for me, realistically. |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
10. Autonomy is autonomy. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. Once You Die, It's Not Your Body. It's Medical Waste. Sorry to Be Blunt. |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. That's your opinion. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. You Could Make That Choice Right Now. |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
115. There are places in the world where individual autonomy is not valued. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #115 |
121. I'm Sorry...I'm Talking About Real Life. |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #121 |
137. If you want to donate, donate. That's all. nt |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:19 PM Response to Reply #115 |
146. EVERYTHING You Mention |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
70. Then check the "No". |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:02 PM Response to Reply #70 |
117. Read my post #115. nt |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
12. From my ICU days, the new PC term is "recovered", not "harvested". |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. Pilfered |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. BWAH! I like that one. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. Here's an idea |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. No |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Human Bodies, Not Human Beings. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #40 |
66. Taking without explicit permision is stealing |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. *Sigh* |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. It can't be voluntary, if it's compulsory |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:29 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I'm Sorry You Refuse to See My Point. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. I see your point, I just don't agree with it |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Whoa |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #78 |
154. You're just funny |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #154 |
159. Oh really? |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #69 |
138. Your attitude is exactly the reason the system should remain opt-in. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #138 |
144. I'll Make You a Deal. |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. I registered specific organs |
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1620rock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Well, look at it like this. A part of you lives on after death. And in |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
156. . |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. I agree completely!!! |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
18. I like that, |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
19. This is one of those no-brainer topics to me... |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
20. as a transplant recipient (tissue) |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
21. Agree 100% |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think there should be implied consent when it comes to organ donation. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
33. When I first read your post I was thinking of implied consent the way... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. Fuck that |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. But also understand |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. The best option would be do away with the choice |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. LOL |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
41. It should be opt-out, rather than opt-in. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
43. I would love to donate mine, but they can't be used |
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ChazII (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
93. Same here |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
44. When I die they can do anything they want with my body. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. Because people would be killed for organs, eugenics would gain popularity. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. That's Quite a Leap. Care to Elaborate? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
51. While We're At It, Let's Have Pregnant Women Opt Out of Abortion |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
52. Why would anyone not like the idea of having some part of them live on? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
57. No |
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laruemtt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. i'm not even allowed to give blood |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
59. ok, let's see..who can afford transplanted organs? |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #59 |
94. Supply & Demand, dude. |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #94 |
105. Um, they don't charge for the organ. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #105 |
118. they charge several hundred thousand dollars for the surgery |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #118 |
157. More organ availability |
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CRH (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
61. It should be the norm, that people accept death as a natural occurrence, ... |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
63. The default should be "donate" |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #63 |
97. If a central authority has power by default |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #97 |
103. One Boatload of Paranoia |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #103 |
150. It may very well be |
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The Inquisitive (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
67. too much "should" in this thread |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
95. I just hope |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
101. "We've come for your liver." |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
106. That is the most EVIL SIN of ALL |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #106 |
109. I'm Sorry, Baby Jesus. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
107. Why move to an opt-out system? Because people don't get round to opting in |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #107 |
108. Thank You! |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. Muriel! You're a mod! |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #111 |
112. Cor blimey! I was wondering what the grey thing was! |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:46 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. A keyhole, perhaps? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
110. but if they take my eyes- how will i see my parents in heaven...? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
113. Does the name Terri Schiavo ring a bell? As someone on a waiting list, I'm utterly opposed |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
116. no way jose |
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NotGivingUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:02 AM Response to Reply #116 |
151. big money in body parts...i agree with you 100%. and that's exactly the way it works. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
122. My organs are my own. |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
123. You are not quite right, dead is not dead |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:37 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. That's a Separate Issue, As Far As I'm Concerned. |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:50 PM Response to Reply #124 |
140. You don't understand... the only time organs can be harvested is when the person has been |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #140 |
143. Are You Saying That TV Has Been Lying to Me for Years? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
125. Can't agree. I don't trust the medical establishment |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
127. Oh HELL no! Who then is going to decide when you're really "dead"? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
129. No, it shouldn't. |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
130. Damn. Who turned the fucking crazy up in GD today? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
132. How important is actually having the card? |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #132 |
134. Your Family's Wishes Generally Determine What Happens. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 08:57 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. If the person has signed a donor card I don't believe their families' |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. This Might Also Be a State-by-State Thing |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #135 |
145. According to the Mayo Clinic... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #134 |
149. If your wishes are stated in a Living Will, the family cannot overrule it. |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
142. If it was "opt out" |
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buzzard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
147. Having a BIL that needs a second kidney I am prone to say that it should be the norm, however in |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
152. I was just about to post a BBC article about a doctor recommending the same |
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