Destination SkillQueue
Are We There Yet
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Posted - 2012.11.25 21:27:00 -
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Akita T wrote:It's not like one could possibly still have any uses for any of their organs after they're dead, so the only option that's being taken away is the needlessly selfish choice of not donating them.
Now, I would just about agree that one should be able to pick who their organs go to preferentially in case several compatible receivers are available (with a pre-death list of priorities), but that's about it.
Think of your organs as any other private property, and you choose who they go to.
Now, imagine how ludicrous would it sound if your last will and testament stipulated that ALL your possessions should be incinerated, torn down or otherwise destroyed as soon as you're declared dead, just so nobody else can have them.
Can you please explain to me how that's any different ? Or, better still, do you want to say you would actually support that option ?
Naturally it's different because people can't just think of bodyparts as property and actually find such comparisons deeply insulting. Being able to decide what is done to your own body is one of the most sacred things to many people. People in general also don't stop having feelings towards a body just because it has stopped living. Soldiers refuse to leave dead bodies to enemy hands, dead people are shown great respect, often more then when they were living, and I'm sure if I make a google search I'll find plenty of cases where spouses continued living together with their dead companion. One of the best ways to to create hate is to desecrate the remains of the dead and cutting them up and distributing the pieces is easy to see deeply disrespectful. Do that against their will and it's disgusting to many.
I think the objections are largely because of emotional connections and the fact, that it's incredibly dangeous to start thinking about humans and their parts as property to be owned. The fact that outside factions are now coming to tell you're a resource to be used and they're going to decide what happens to you is just adding insult to injury and is very vulnerable to explotation and abuse of the worst kind. |