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Why wouldn't you want to donate your organs though? And especially: Why wouldn't the family want to donate the organs of their relative?

by jhasse 10y ago

jobigoud 10y ago
That's a different issue. Some people are religious or superstitious, and I guess there are religions against organ donation.
- ryanlol 10y ago
  Why can't we expect people to have reasonable reasons for their refusal?
  - BugsJustFindMe 10y ago
    Reasonable reasons unrelated to superstition? Name one?
    - ryanlol 10y ago
      I can't think of any, but I do strongly believe that anyone who can come up with one should be allowed to keep their organs :)
nhaehnle 10y ago
Some people are afraid that doctors will make less of an effort to keep you alive if you're an organ donor. Knowing doctors I find that fear extremely implausible, but it exists.
slv77 10y ago
Families are typically out of their depth in these situations and completely dependent on medical staff to guide them in decisions regarding their loved one. Medical staff may confront the family with the question of organ donation before they have been able to internalize the decision to withdrawl life support. Without time to internalize the decision to withdraw life support families may feel that allowing organ donation may be bias medical staff and, even subconsciously, tip the scales. Families may be uncomfortable with yielding control of their loved ones body to the medical establishment. The question of organ donation is presented as a binary choice to families (all or nothing) and requires a significant degree of trust in the medical community. They may worry that they are unwittingly consenting to donations of germ cells; that part of their loved one may end up in a student lab or that organ donation may delay a funeral. Families may worry that donation will incur additional costs or that someone will profit from the deceased organs (see Henrietta Lacks and HeLa). Also making an opt-in decision in any complex situation that requires unanimous consent of what is essentially a committee is typically going to result in no-action.

Why wouldn't you want to donate your organs though? And especially: Why wouldn't the family want to donate the organs of their relative?

by jhasse 10y ago

Why wouldn't you want to donate your organs though? And especially: Why wouldn't the family want to donate the organs of their relative?

jobigoud 10y ago

That's a different issue. Some people are religious or superstitious, and I guess there are religions against organ donation.

ryanlol 10y ago
Why can't we expect people to have reasonable reasons for their refusal?
- BugsJustFindMe 10y ago
  Reasonable reasons unrelated to superstition? Name one?
  - ryanlol 10y ago
    I can't think of any, but I do strongly believe that anyone who can come up with one should be allowed to keep their organs :)

nhaehnle 10y ago

Some people are afraid that doctors will make less of an effort to keep you alive if you're an organ donor. Knowing doctors I find that fear extremely implausible, but it exists.

slv77 10y ago

Families are typically out of their depth in these situations and completely dependent on medical staff to guide them in decisions regarding their loved one. Medical staff may confront the family with the question of organ donation before they have been able to internalize the decision to withdrawl life support. Without time to internalize the decision to withdraw life support families may feel that allowing organ donation may be bias medical staff and, even subconsciously, tip the scales. Families may be uncomfortable with yielding control of their loved ones body to the medical establishment. The question of organ donation is presented as a binary choice to families (all or nothing) and requires a significant degree of trust in the medical community. They may worry that they are unwittingly consenting to donations of germ cells; that part of their loved one may end up in a student lab or that organ donation may delay a funeral. Families may worry that donation will incur additional costs or that someone will profit from the deceased organs (see Henrietta Lacks and HeLa). Also making an opt-in decision in any complex situation that requires unanimous consent of what is essentially a committee is typically going to result in no-action.