To me everyone should be. Think it’s kind of selfish to let viable organs go to waste when people are in need for them.

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    I am an organ donor myself but there are a few different reasons people are not

    1. superstition and religious beliefs. Some religions are against it.

    2. a belief that doctors won’t try as hard to save them if they can use their organs to save more people

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      1. Opposite of 2, you’ll be in pain longer because they want to keep your organs alive.
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      Mine is reason 2. Ideally yes, the system is set up to not allow for that, but I think we all know that corrupt people tend to find ways around “foolproof” systems.

      Mind you, my organs probably aren’t worth a darn anyway, but again, some people won’t care about that.

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      My worry that I’m probably going to write into my AD next time I revise it is that they won’t anesthetize me enough to soothe whatever dregs are left of my brain into it’s good night.