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You are free to file a form so as not to have your body stolen at death. Sounds great.

Freak_NL 10y ago
Living in any modern society means taking on some duties and obligations for the benefit of the society. This will bother you for five minutes in France before clicking 'submit' and getting on with your (hopefully long lasting) life. You would wish dealing with taxes was as easy that. Besides, what are you going to do with your body? It'll be gone sooner or later.
- Randgalt 10y ago
  Besides, what are you going to do with your <fill in the blank>? It'll be gone sooner or later
  - gattilorenz 10y ago
    The difference being, there's not much use for your heart once you're dead. Not only that, but it's useless even for your family, since they can't simply sell it or profit in any way as they would with most things (unless you're also advocating for the family right to sell your organs).
orf 10y ago
> Stolen Sorry, you mean some critical organs used to save others lives after you die? Or where you planning to use that lovely healthy heart after you die, when a patient in the next room is dying because they cant find a suitable transplant.
- Randgalt 10y ago
  So, other's needs trump my desires?
  - ceejayoz 10y ago
    Why not? You can't punch me. You can't take my stuff. You can't build a roof over my property.
  - adrianN 10y ago
    They do so all the time. That's what it means to live in a society.
  - orf 10y ago
    In some cases, yes. This is a key part of a society. Your desires are not absolute and should not be obeyed to a T just because they are yours. In any case your desire to not donate your organs to help others can and will be respected. Why is it only Americans who have these strange 'screw everyone else' tendencies and opinions which seem to fall apart at the slightest scrutiny?
Nexxxeh 10y ago
1)Ownership is a bit of a moot point at that point, because you are already dead. 2)Your wishes will still be respected assuming you took the relevant steps before you died. The difference now is that the default assumption is that you aren't selfish enough to deny life and quality of life to those who are left behind. It's not likely you need your heart, lungs, liver, corneas etc. You are, at this stage, already dead. 3)If one is sufficiently selfish to doom those in need of a transplant, there's a register for that. 4)Your body probably isn't going to just stay wherever you died anyway. The responsibility for dealing with it is transferred to others regardless, what with you being dead and all.
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Living in any modern society means taking on some duties and obligations for the benefit of the society. This will bother you for five minutes in France before clicking 'submit' and getting on with your (hopefully long lasting) life. You would wish dealing with taxes was as easy that. Besides, what are you going to do with your body? It'll be gone sooner or later.

Randgalt 10y ago
Besides, what are you going to do with your <fill in the blank>? It'll be gone sooner or later
- gattilorenz 10y ago
  The difference being, there's not much use for your heart once you're dead. Not only that, but it's useless even for your family, since they can't simply sell it or profit in any way as they would with most things (unless you're also advocating for the family right to sell your organs).

orf 10y ago

> Stolen Sorry, you mean some critical organs used to save others lives after you die? Or where you planning to use that lovely healthy heart after you die, when a patient in the next room is dying because they cant find a suitable transplant.

Randgalt 10y ago
So, other's needs trump my desires?
- ceejayoz 10y ago
  Why not? You can't punch me. You can't take my stuff. You can't build a roof over my property.
- adrianN 10y ago
  They do so all the time. That's what it means to live in a society.
- orf 10y ago
  In some cases, yes. This is a key part of a society. Your desires are not absolute and should not be obeyed to a T just because they are yours. In any case your desire to not donate your organs to help others can and will be respected. Why is it only Americans who have these strange 'screw everyone else' tendencies and opinions which seem to fall apart at the slightest scrutiny?

Nexxxeh 10y ago

1)Ownership is a bit of a moot point at that point, because you are already dead. 2)Your wishes will still be respected assuming you took the relevant steps before you died. The difference now is that the default assumption is that you aren't selfish enough to deny life and quality of life to those who are left behind. It's not likely you need your heart, lungs, liver, corneas etc. You are, at this stage, already dead. 3)If one is sufficiently selfish to doom those in need of a transplant, there's a register for that. 4)Your body probably isn't going to just stay wherever you died anyway. The responsibility for dealing with it is transferred to others regardless, what with you being dead and all.

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