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I find this potentially very dangerous because this may motivate people who are supposed to save you to value the value of your body parts over the value of you

• Fnoord 8y ago
  Not judging you [1] but I do find that a very misanthropic view of humankind. Those who save you are unable to know beforehand to whom your body parts are going to get used to. Doctors don't even know this beforehand either. Perhaps if you got very rare characteristics. I've had to make the decision in the past to give my father, who was already very ill, one of my kidneys. That's a very difficult and emotional decision to make... [1] I used to be not a registered donor because I didn't want anyone except my nearest family members to know about this. However, knowing about it right after death because it is in your wallet or registered on the internet can save lives.
  • eveningcoffee 8y ago
    I do not find myself misanthropic but I do not live in an idealistic bubble. It does not matter if doctors know who would use your body parts. They even may be idealistic - you may help to save multiple lives. So they will make a decision, even perhaps subconscious, between your life and those potential saved lives. There is a nice scene at the beginning of Dr Strange movie about this. There should be some checks and balances so that the doctors will not become butchers. Perhaps the need to get an agreement of a close relative.