How come not all people are organ donors? It's not like they will need them where ever they go.

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• Lucky_Acid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  In my experience, some of the people that I have met that aren’t organ donors are afraid that the hospitals and doctors will do less to save you if you’re in an accident so that they can use all of your organs to “save” many more people. It’s dumb, but I’ve met a scary amount of folks who believe that.

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  • treadful@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I don’t want to provide any profit incentive for my death. Same reason life insurance makes me uncomfortable as well. It’s not rational.

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• finley@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  In some US states, it’s opt out when you get ID or drivers license. I think that’s a better way to go about it

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• NateNate60@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I think few people would object to it if they were told it was an option, but the default is “no” in most countries and many people just don’t think to opt in.

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• comador@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Some people such as myself can neither be blood nor organ donors because their bodies are undesirable.

  Examples: Cancer, Leukemia, HIV, TB, Leiden V Factor, etc.

  People with such issues are often incompatible donors.

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• nymnympseudonym@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Primitive tribes and increasingly many modern Sky Daddy children think they will need the organs after they die

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• Astronut@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I don’t even have an organ. Hell I don’t even know how to play one!

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• Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨57⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Religion

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I mean…some organs you do not want. Like my colon. You do NOT want my colon.

  Logic says my liver SHOULD be dead by now, but somehow I’ve had no issues. Sooooooo, maybe give it to an alcoholic? Apperently booze has no impact on my liver. How it survived my 20s, I’ll never know.

  And my brain??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh, sorry. I was just imagining what it would be like if a silverback gorilla decided it wanted to tickle you. Because what are you gonna do? Get tickled by a gorilla, that’s what! Oh, also, my brain is weird. Probably don’t want anyone being given that.

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• SolidEnigma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Or cash.

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