[jambutty]

Recently the government has suggested that if a person carries an organ donor card and/or is a registered organ donor then the next of kin can no longer countermand the deceased’s wishes upon his/her death.

This is something that is long overdue and I agree with the proposal whole-heartedly.

In fact I would go one step further and instead of people OPTING IN to organ donation I would require people to OPT OUT. So if someone does not want to donate their organs to another when they die they would have to carry an OPT OUT card and/or register their view in a central database.

Once I have breathed my last, the old heart has shuddered to a halt and all brain activity has ceased, they can take whatever bits of me that might be useful to someone to enable them to live a bit longer. They can chuck the remainder on the nearest bonfire or feed it to zoo animals because my body has served its purpose.

I would also be very interested to know the views on organ donation of other than Christian religions.