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WillowTheWhisp · 05-09-2006, 07:59

I totally agree that if you are prepared to take then you should also be prepared to give. I think it's awful when people have decided they want to donate their organs and carry donor cards only to have their relatives countermand that when they are dead. What's the point of having a card in that case? It should be the wishes of the deceased that count.

Using Chav's analogy of the charities and the will, it would be totally wrong for relatives to go against the terms of a will so it should be illegal to go against the wishes of a donor card carrier too.

There's also the point that doctors are not keen on asking next of kin if they can use parts of their deceased loved one when the person has just passed away but they can't leave it too long or the organs would be unusable. I'd hate to be a doctor put in that position.

05-09-2006, 07:59	#5
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Organ Donors. I totally agree that if you are prepared to take then you should also be prepared to give. I think it's awful when people have decided they want to donate their organs and carry donor cards only to have their relatives countermand that when they are dead. What's the point of having a card in that case? It should be the wishes of the deceased that count. Using Chav's analogy of the charities and the will, it would be totally wrong for relatives to go against the terms of a will so it should be illegal to go against the wishes of a donor card carrier too. There's also the point that doctors are not keen on asking next of kin if they can use parts of their deceased loved one when the person has just passed away but they can't leave it too long or the organs would be unusable. I'd hate to be a doctor put in that position. __________________