Are you an organ donor?
609181
Yes, but I am not too hot on the idea of someone popping my eyesballs out.  I talked to someone who used to work at the eye bank and had to do that.  It is really gross to think about.
506125
It is up to the parents and loved ones to determine the fate of a newborn relative to an organ donation. But wouldn't it be a wonderful world if during this time of grief people were able to accept the fate of their child and then be able to be compassionate to others with critically ill children, who will share their same fate, by donating an organ or organs to save a life. In the short life span of the newborn it will have come into this world and saved anothers life. What a noble and unselfish life to have led. I have 3 children, all healthy, Thank God, whom if any were to die I would hope I would help another suffering parent with the gift of life. In times of utter dispair I always ask myself what would Jesus ask me to due and then try to do it.
840792
organ donor and cremation.  the flesh is a vessel i ride around in.
311052
A great and difficult question.  One has to determine the greater good for use of limited resources, and unfortunately some will be disappointed.  I was on a organ transplant committee for several years, we would review the patient (age, overall medical condition,family state, social factors, ect) and make a decision as who would have the greatest likely hood of not only surviving the procedure, but thriving with this precious gift.  It is a very difficult process, and a real strain on those personnel required to make those decisions.
258742
Asthma:\nDonation acceptable as long as you are not having difficulty breathing at the time of donation and you otherwise feel well. Medications for asthma do not disqualify you from donating.
1064234
I just want to say to all the people who said they wouldn't until they were dead......you only NEED one kidney....i know a perfectly healthy 60 year old man who donated one kidney to his mom YEARS ago......For all of you 'donor's maybe you should ask yourself WHY you are donating?  \nAnd one more note....a doctor will never remove a DEAD person's organ, therefore you will be alive when they harvest your organs. All that needs to occur is your signature (saying your a donor), and a medical examiner saying that you will not recover to be a normal person again.
389460
yeah, my organs belong to me, not the government. the only way i would give my organs to a leader would be if i was insanely partriotic and offered them, but since that is not the case of course i would object.
808717
yes, and i donate bloond too. when i die i think they will take any parts that are useable. they can have any thing they want i will not need it where i am going(hevean). when my cousion died on oct 11 they took his eyes, and bones . they most likly took other things too. i guess you could tell his bones were taken because if you tuched him he would of felt soft.
152304
Well, there are lists for all the different blood types, organ sizes.  Once your blood type and organ size is determined, they put you on the list.  In some rare instances, they can put you on the top of the list if you really need the transplant.
1179182
I haven't donated yet!  But yes, I am registered to donate, and my family is aware of my wishes.\nHope your question prompts others to check the box!
320514
If your question is serious, the serious answer is it's illegal to do what you're suggesting. The National Organ Transplant Act (Public Law 98-507) makes it ILLEGAL to sell human organs and tissues. But you can donate.
1127833
If you signed your organ donor card, then yes you can.\n\nI'm giving my spleen to Vishnu and my liver to Zeus.
927116
If you're an organ-donor, a harvesting team removes those organs you have chosen to donate.  This requires doctors.  If a post-mortem autopsy is deemed necessary, than a pathologist (a doctor) removes some organs for weighing and inspection.  If you die and no harvesting or autopsy is performed, then no -- doctors don't take out your organs.  A mortician will.
1097710
I think you should have a say so of who gets your organs, after all they are legally your organs.  But then again after you die and can't really fight for who gets what, the people who do decide who & where your organs go could tell you that those degenerates you mentioned above won't get your organs, but then turn around and give them to the degenerates anyway.  What can you say your dead!  So it doesn't matter to them!
385798
Like from a cadaver?  Because any living person might just need their own.  I have never heard of artery donor.  I am not sure why, but I think most everyone has an artery or vein that can be used for these purposes.  Including the mammary artery running down the chest wall, the greater saphaneous veins in both legs and the radial artery in both arms.  If you got a donor artery then it would be like accepting an organ from another person and you would have to have anti-rejection medication (immuno-compromised) the rest of your life.  It also makes me wonder about inflammatory problems inside the vessel.  \n\nThis is an area where I envision one day where you might be able to grow your own vessels in a petrie dish.
414793
stem cell research (experiments on growing whole new organs from things called stem cells)\n\n\nliving donor \n\ncadaverous donor - deceased donor; most commonly from brain death\n\norgan procurement organization (OPO)\n\nharvesting\n\ndissolving stitches\n\nHyperacute rejection occurs as soon as the donated organ is in the body. This only happens if there are already antibodies in the recipient's bloodstream that react to the new organ, which would occur if the blood types of the donor and recipient were incompatible for some reason. This almost never happens, since transplant teams always test for any incompatibility ahead of time. If it were to happen, the recipient would most likely die on the operating table.  \n\nAcute rejection occurs at least a few days after the transplant, after the body has had time to recognize the foreign material. This is the normal immune response to foreign matter. \n\nChronic rejection is a very gradual rejection, lasting months or years. It can be so subtle that the patient doesn't notice any ill effects for some time. \n\n\nhttp://health.howstuffworks.com/organ-transplant.htm
748583
Yes..They can take any organ.... Blood type and sizeis the only factor.