Organ donations law has changed

[Guest]

Did you know? Now you must opt out if you wish. 

I have opted out - easy to do on-line. I just cannot bear the idea of my organs being used and i do not want anyone else's. When my time comes i will go. This is my personal feeling. 

What is the Christian Biblically based view on this i wonder? If there is one. Such a thing was surely not thought of centuries ago? But as Christians, have we any indication of what is right in this matter? 

[leah777]

I consider my body is just a shell, so if it can be used to help others after my death, that is a loving things for me to permit.

[IloveyouGod.]

I think that we have a body that should also be used for good.  I am in favor of organ donation,  I know some christian people who would not be alive without it.   It is just a shell anyway its not like you will need it in the new kingdom.   

[missmuffet]

1 hour ago, Melinda12 said:

Did you know? Now you must opt out if you wish. 

I have opted out - easy to do on-line. I just cannot bear the idea of my organs being used and i do not want anyone else's. When my time comes i will go. This is my personal feeling. 

What is the Christian Biblically based view on this i wonder? If there is one. Such a thing was surely not thought of centuries ago? But as Christians, have we any indication of what is right in this matter? 

The Bible does not address organ donation. I have opted out for organ donation. I have heard a lot of very dark incidences regarding organ trafficking. Those organs can be sold for a lot of money and we live in a corrupt world. 

[BeauJangles]

23 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

The Bible does not address organ donation. I have opted out for organ donation. I have heard a lot of very dark incidences regarding organ trafficking. Those organs can be sold for a lot of money and we live in a corrupt world. 

Same here. I'm being cremated and it's all going up in ash and smoke. You would be correct about the potential racket concerning organ donation. Spare parts in some places and even in our country go to the most afflenetial. I almost dread saying this, but it's top meat to the highest bidder. That's pretty sad. 

[Deborah_]

3 hours ago, Melinda12 said:

Did you know? Now you must opt out if you wish. 

Depends where you live. In Wales there's been an opt-out system for several years already.

I'm disqualified from being an organ donor on medical grounds anyway. I don't think there's a specific Christian point of view; everyone must decide for themselves.

[BeauJangles]

4 hours ago, Melinda12 said:

I have opted out - easy to do on-line. I just cannot bear the idea of my organs being used and i do not want anyone else's. When my time comes i will go. This is my personal feeling.

This slipped my mind and I forgot to mention it. I've also opted out one other plan in lieu of indicating my untimely demise. Last time at the hospital for an extensive EEG = electroencephalogram, I signed official documentation for a DO NOT RESUSCITATE STATUS. So, If I'm having a heart attack, there's no pounding on my poor ol' chest cavity in vain attempts to save my wretched hide.

[Sower]

8 hours ago, Melinda12 said:

Did you know? Now you must opt out if you wish. 

I have opted out - easy to do on-line. I just cannot bear the idea of my organs being used and i do not want anyone else's. When my time comes i will go. This is my personal feeling. 

Perhaps in the UK they can take your organs without permission, but not here in the u.s.

"In the U.S., registering as a deceased organ donor doesn’t automatically grant doctors permission to harvest your organs. In the unfortunate event of the death of a healthy person, only the surviving family can authorize donation of the deceased person’s organs. With this in mind, if you want to become a donor, you should voice these wishes to your family."

"All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the 2006 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) or enacted similar legislation giving individuals the "First Person Authorization" (FPA) to consent to organ donation after death via a signed donor card or driver's license, or by enrollment in a donor registry. While such laws give hospitals legal authority to proceed with organ procurement without consent of the registered donor's family, a new study shows that organ procurement organizations' implementation of FPA has been inconsistent and incomplete."

[Rosenberg57]

For all of you that consider you body to be nothing but a shell, Why did Jesus take His Body with him?

Where is the Body of Moses?  Where is the Body of Elijah,  Where is the Body of Enoch?

 

[Rosenberg57]

10 minutes ago, Sower said:

Perhaps in the UK they can take your organs without permission, but not here in the u.s.

"In the U.S., registering as a deceased organ donor doesn’t automatically grant doctors permission to harvest your organs. In the unfortunate event of the death of a healthy person, only the surviving family can authorize donation of the deceased person’s organs. With this in mind, if you want to become a donor, you should voice these wishes to your family."

"All 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the 2006 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) or enacted similar legislation giving individuals the "First Person Authorization" (FPA) to consent to organ donation after death via a signed donor card or driver's license, or by enrollment in a donor registry. While such laws give hospitals legal authority to proceed with organ procurement without consent of the registered donor's family, a new study shows that organ procurement organizations' implementation of FPA has been inconsistent and incomplete."

You do know that most organ donors are sent to medical schools as cadavers, do you not?