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Being an Organ Donor
I'm 16, getting my driver's license at the end of December, and I've been wrestling for a while over whether or not to be an organ donor. When I got my learner's permit I opted not to be one, but a license is more permanent and I don't want to make too hasty of a decision just because the idea seems morbid. So, any thoughts? Should I be an organ donor or not? Thank youu.
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It's totally your decision... but I don't see the harm in it. Like, you'll be dead, as if you (or anyone else) is going to care if you have your organs or not. They'll sew you right back up so it's impossible to tell, that's if you even have an open casket funeral. But honestly... does it really matter to you if someone out there benefits from your death?
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Being an organ donor is a personal choice and there is no right or wrong decision. There are people who are organ donors that later on change their minds and do not wish to become one. Some people it takes years for them to make a choice like that. Yes, it is a great thing to save a life and help another person but again it is not something you have to do. If you aren't sure about it just yet then take some time to think about it and if you later down the line want to be an organ donor than you can do so.
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I am an organ donor. When the DMV asked me if I wanted to be a donor I didn't even really think about it, I just said yes. At first I sort of regretted my decision because I thought they took all of that stuff out of you when you died anyway, and when I found out they didn't I became a little sick at the thought.
Now that I have had time to think about it I don't regret my decision at all. If I could save even one life after the loss of my own what incentive would I have not to donate? I won't need those organs anymore. You shouldn't let anyone influence your decision either way. Those are your body parts and it is your decision alone to decide what you want to do with them. I know a lot of people who are donors and a lot of people who aren't. Everyone has different opinions and reasons for why they choose what they choose, so you will have to figure it out on your own. :)
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i went through the samething.i was soo confused.i wasnt sure whether to be and organ donor or not.i finally chose not to be and organ donor and regretted my decision.its a very personal choice.the way i see organ donation is saving a life.i mean technically you dont need those organs once your dead so why waste them?give them to someone thats really in need of it.its a way to plant your seed when youv perished.
another way to look at it is if you think you may need all your organs after youv passed on.some people believe that your organs are yours only and no one elses.ask yourself what youll need your organs for after death?do you believe that youll need them?maybe you want to be burried ful,that is with all your organs etc.
as i said before its a personal question and its what you believe in.
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Being an organ donor is a brilliant thing and there is nothing to be afraid of.
They're not going to take organs from you while you're still alive without your consent. Obviously if you chose to donate an organ such as your kidney while you're still alive then that's up to you, but no one is going to call you up and ask for your bodyparts.
All being an organ donor means is that when you die, you can help other people who may die otherwise. Your organs are taken from you in the most sensitive way and you would be stitched back up afterwards so that it wouldn't even be noticeable. I listened to a speaker on organ donation, who told us a story about a woman who's daughter was involved in an accident. She was on the organ donor register and after her organs had been taken, the mother asked to view the body. The mother said that she just looked like she was sleeping and that she couldn't even tell that anything had been removed.
Remember that it's not just organs that can be used. Parts of your eye, skin and other tissues can also be used. In the UK alone, nearly 93,000 men, women and children are currently waiting for life-saving transplants. Every year, hundreds of those people will die. In 2005 there were only 28,110 organ transplants performed.
A big question you have to ask yourself is if you needed a live-saving organ transplant, would you be willing to accept an organ from a donor? If the answer is yes, then shouldn't you be willing to give?
If you do decide to add yourself to the organ donor register, you should make sure that your friends and family are aware of it. If you do die prematurely and it is not immediately obvious that you are on the register, your family will be able to make it known to the medical staff.
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