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Ms. Toad

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19. There is a limited window after death in which organs remain viable for transplant.
Thu Sep 18, 2025, 05:57 PM
Sep 18

If family has the right to override the wishes of the decedent, it adds time while the medical staff figures out who to ask . . . On top of the issue of bodily autonomy. If I choose to save up to a eight individuals, and help up to 75, my family should not have the right to toss my body in the ground to rot - and to condemn those I might have saved to death.

I have had a cadaver skin graft. My daughter will likely need a liver transplant. I have dozens of friends who have had up to 5 liver transplants (due to an autoimmune disorder), and a half dozen who have died on the waiting list.

Both the Arkansas Bill, and the prospect of RFK Jr messing with organ procurement is a disaster, and will result in more deaths. The only good I can see coming from RFK Jrs involvement is the potential for some liberals who are hesitant to donate out of fear that their organs might go to a magat might think twice if RFK Jr is discouraging it.

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How many people will he kill in the name of patient safety? Irish_Dem Sep 18 #1
I don't believe lonely bird Sep 18 #2
Let the peddling of fake (or undocumented immigrant) organs begin! FakeNoose Sep 18 #3
ICE is reported to have "lost" 1000 detainees. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 18 #7
I immediately thought the same. yardwork Sep 18 #9
you mean keroro gunsou Sep 19 #22
What's next for the regime? No black organs in white people? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 18 #4
"Hey my new liver gave me hepatitis" LeftInTX Sep 18 #5
The will, however, enact organ harvesting. Javaman Sep 18 #6
Starting with the oligarchy? TommyT139 Sep 18 #8
Seems like an odd "coincidence" nt lostnfound Sep 18 #13
"He's just mad they couldn't find him a new brain." 3825-87867 Sep 18 #10
Well, it's putrid enough now! ReRe Sep 18 #12
wish he'd tell his brain worm to STFU! NT orleans Sep 18 #11
Tech bros have been seeking immortality pfitz59 Sep 18 #14
Organ transplantation is MAGAt's newest target. TomSlick Sep 18 #15
There is a limited window after death in which organs remain viable for transplant. Ms. Toad Sep 18 #19
Agreed. TomSlick Sep 18 #21
Brought to you by the guy who put a dead bear in his trunk. tinrobot Sep 18 #16
That doesn't inspire a whole lot of confidence, does it? Hekate Sep 18 #17
Getting closer to a future of... Godot51 Sep 18 #18
If they're going to mess with the donor system Buddyzbuddy Sep 18 #20
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