> Hand donations are rare, because few families are willing to donate limbs fearing disfiguration of the body even though a prosthetic limb is fitted to the don

> Hand donations are rare, because few families are willing to donate limbs fearing disfiguration of the body even though a prosthetic limb is fitted to the donor’s body. In my opinion, this state of things is a strong argument for utilitarianism for organ transplantation[1]. For me, it is hard to find a measure in which an additional discomfort during a funeral[2] outweighs the discomfort of living with a life-altering disability (e.g. no hands) or well, dying (which affects their family members, friends, etc). [1] I support an option that people may personally opt-out of the system, meaning that they don't agree for their own body to be donated (and agree they won't be a recipient). [2] In many places closed-coffin funerals are a standard, regardless of the state of the deceased.