Comments on: Teen Organ Donor's Gift Turns Tragic

When A 15-Year-Old Boy Died Unexpectedly, Organ Recipients Picked Up Rare Form Of Cancer

[peacedreamer-2009]

How truly tragic to be giving the gift of life through organ donation, only to have it turn into a sentence of death. My heart goes out to everyone involved. ((hug))

[hungry1968]

This would be a very bad idea, from a slippery slope perspective. I don''''t want the government or all sorts of other organizations making decisions on my behalf without my permission under the assumption I''''d agree - and then requiring me to tell them I don''''t agree. So, even though I''''m completely in favour of organ donation I completely oppose any assumption of that position by some government agency.

Posted by rational_1 at 09:50 AM : Apr 02, 2008





Then you should register to have your organs NOT donated. It''s still strictly your choice - no one else''s.

And if you think about it, they''re making decisions on your behalf now without your permission. They''re assuming that you DON''T want to donate your organs, and they''re not going to allow you to donate them.

Basically, the knife cuts both ways (pardon the pun). Either way, they''re making a decision on your behalf WITHOUT your permission - but you would have a chance to opt out.

The only other option, is to leave the system as it currently is - broken, with massive shortages of needed organs. And as you can plainly see from the rest of the currently broken health care system, inaction isn''t solving anything.

[rational_1]

Now most of the countries in Europe operate like this - you have to register to NOT donate your organs.
Why don''''t we have something like that here?
Posted by hungry1968 at 09:04 AM : Apr 02, 2008

This would be a very bad idea, from a slippery slope perspective. I don''t want the government or all sorts of other organizations making decisions on my behalf without my permission under the assumption I''d agree - and then requiring me to tell them I don''t agree. So, even though I''m completely in favour of organ donation I completely oppose any assumption of that position by some government agency.

[twogunsono1g]

YOU CAN HAVE MY ORGANS WHEN YOU PULL THEM FROM MY COLD DEAD BODY!!

TWO GUNS SON OF ONE GUN

[hungry1968]

I can say from first-hand experience that 1) organ donation saves lives and 2) there are not enough people that are organ donors.

To anyone reading this post - PLEASE BE AN ORGAN DONOR!

Posted by bmlott27 at 08:58 AM : Apr 02, 2008





In America, we have to register to donate our organs. I saw a story a few years ago about Sweden (I think it was Sweden?), where the residents have to register to NOT donate their organs. They had such a surplus of organs that they started sending them to their neighboring countries. Now most of the countries in Europe operate like this - you have to register to NOT donate your organs.

Why don''t we have something like that here?

[bmlott27]

"This is a tragic story for all involved. But I don''''t see any reason why it would deter people from being organ donors. Am I missing something?"

GrammaWhamma, you are right that it shouldn''t deter people from being organ donors, but for some reason there is still a stigma about organ donation. My mother met a woman recently who was not an organ donor because she was afraid that someone would kill her for her organs! Rediculous!

I can say from first-hand experience that 1) organ donation saves lives and 2) there are not enough people that are organ donors.

To anyone reading this post - PLEASE BE AN ORGAN DONOR!

[rational_1]

I would not let this particular story and isolated, bizarre incident change anyone''''s mind about organ donations. Just a strange tragedy here.
Posted by NonayaBiness at 04:13 AM : Apr 02, 2008

I''m heartened to see that so many people have such a clear view of the big picture here. There are no guarantees in life and sometimes you-know-what just happens no matter how good the intentions of all involved.

[nonayabiness]

This article is really sad, however, a loving family donated their son''s organs to help others. Organ recipients are already very ill, and there never is a guarantee the donor organs will work. At least they all got a shot at a better life. Before organ donation became medically feasible, there would be no options, and donations have saved and/or improved thousands of lives. So, I would not let this particular story and isolated, bizarre incident change anyone''s mind about organ donations. Just a strange tragedy here.

[grammawhamma]

the donor network urged potential donors not to "allow the horrible circumstances surrounding this rare case to affect their decision to sign the donor registry," which every year gives 22,000 people a second chance at life.
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This is a tragic story for all involved. But I don''t see any reason why it would deter people from being organ donors. Am I missing something?

[dsr57]

WOW ! ! That really sucks