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I would not want my body parts to be used for medical research.
Can ou opt out of the medical research but not organ donation?
Most people get burnt these days, so you're not even feeding the worms.
I know when i die i want to be be buried. I demand to be buried! I want to be dug up on a history programme of the future.
In one of my trademark poses.
Same here.
Don't worry, they only take the useful organs
NB To those who would opt out, I hope that you will also opt out of accepting a donation if you needed one.
They probably wouldn't. I quite like the idea of where if I don't say whether or noy I want p[eople to receive my organs after I die, they're given to people anyway. TBH, it's not something I've really thought about.
Given how pathetically useless this government is when it comes to anything to do with computers, (the NHS computer system, the Tax Credits fiasco a few years ago, etc etc) I suspect anyone who tried to opt out would be trying in vain. Be forced to give parts of my body to others when I die? Apologies for the macabre pun, but it'll be over my dead body.
Oh yes, it might be worth pointing out that Scotland's Chief Medical Officer has already rubbished the idea. Back to the Ministry of Silly Ideas with that one...
So would you never even consider donating? And do you just purposefully use any available discussion point to criticise the NHS/Education/Anything to do with the government?
Erm... he isn't telling because he has no right to do that. He gives an opinion as a medic. God help us when people start letting medics comment on health policy eh?
Ah, so when the Chief Medical Officer says it's a good idea then he has no right, but when the Scottish one says it's bad then we should listen?
I suspect he thinks he's the Chief Medical Officer (funny that) and such a role means that he should be pushing forward ideas that will improve health services in this country. He's got experience and specialist knowledge, and represents other doctors with similar experience and knowledge, so is in a darn site better position to be coming up with the ideas than some dinwit politician.
I think the idea is that the organs to go the patients who need organ transplants, rather than the state.
Well the organ donation register seems to work just fine.
Any reason why he is right and the other is wrong?
Who is forcing anyone? :rolleyes:
Yes, how stupid and selfish to try to think of a way for the tens of thousands of people dying every year or suffering a fate worse than death (such as being linked up to a dialasis machine every 2 days) to be saved/cured.
But no matter. Let's allow the many tens of thousands of perfectly healthy organs that go to waste every year continue to be eaten by worms or turned into ashes simply because the deceased never got around to confirming his intention to donate his organs and his family don't want to discuss the possibility.
Unless someone has a personal objection to donating his organs, letting their organs go to waste is paramount to coming up to an accident on the motorway and refusing to stop and help the victims. IMO of course.
I know you dont like the government, and I know you think the worst of them, but he isnt suggesting this so The State can have big collection of organs for its evil left wing guardian reading practices - he's suggesting it to save peoples lives.
I was wondering the same thing myself.
Personally, I would happily put my name on the donor list. Indeed, I will be doing so shortly. However, I'll be doing so voluntarily - not because the Chief Medical Officer says I should.
You'd hope that the 'no action' option would be what the majority would go for, and from general opinions I hear, far more now agree than disagree.
Ah bless, the Govt might be saving you a job then. You should be thankful.
Of course, in your usual frothing at the mouth reactionary stance on a subject you've completely missed the point. The CMO isn't ordering you to become a donor, he's suggesting that the politicians should consider making it law. In part because 1 person dies every day who could have benefitted from a donated organ, because 24% of the population have opted in when research shows that many more support donation.
By making that suggestion he starts a public debate on a moral issue which has very clear health benefits. Kind of like his job means that he is supposed to.
Yes they have
Read that and you get the impression that the CMO's suggestion would lead to a massive increase in "available" organs.
92% of people support organ donation but only 16% had made the effort to register, less than the number of people who "hadn't got round to it"...
It's more a case of being forced to make a conscious decision.