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Re: Presumed consent

Postby pederito1 » 04 Jul 2013, 10:48

A few imponderables here, certainly a good idea in principle, like fixing your car with bits from the breakers. Ethics involved though in the whole concept not the least of which is the high cost to the struggling NHS which all too often only gives a recipient a short life extension in a miserable existence on ARDs. Then there is the little matter of who owns the body of the deceased, presumably the inheritor of his estate and not the state plus of course as Suff says when is a person really dead and organs can be removed safely. Here`s to the days though when organs can be reseeded with the recipients own cells.
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Re: Presumed consent

Postby Kaz » 04 Jul 2013, 17:46

Funny you should say that Pederito, I just came back to this thread to post this article from the Mail today.......
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Re: Presumed consent

Postby KateLMead » 06 Jul 2013, 10:39

It has been my understanding that hospitals have actually sent kidneys etc abroad. "for a price" Good money made from spare parts. :roll:
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Re: Presumed consent

Postby cromwell » 07 Jul 2013, 17:03

Kaz wrote:I'm with Debih - I honestly don't see what use organs are to the dead :?

I do respect your right to an opinion, honestly I do, but I really don't understand it......

The nearest I can get Kaz is that asking permission and being granted it is OK; but just taking is definitely not.
Plus, trust.
The state has to be trusted to do the right thing, and I don't trust them at all.
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