truman Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Blood donation is important and I would ask you reading this to do it, it's painless. Blood you donate is soon replaced, by your body. . Even more reason for those that won't donate to not be given a transfusion then? It's such a simple process (I've been donating since I was 18...lots of years ago ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh jarse Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Tough, the family would have to get a grip and realise that another person has been given a chance at life. That the scheme improves there chances should they ever need a transplant. They could be taken to see some dying kids waiting for a donor, sounds harsh tough. So why not bring back slavery then? you wouldn't need them to die you could just cut bits of that you need and leave them to die like communist China does with with their political prisoners. It's a slippery slope stealing body parts....you couldn't imagine where it would lead with that attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 that may not seem like compulsory but it may as well be.. That's a ridiculous assertion. Anyone who does not want to donate organs is free to opt out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 So why should a person who would never donate an organ, be allowed to have a transplant? Seems immoral to me given such a shortage of organs.Couldn't agree more. There should also be a treatment queue priority system for people who have paid tax vs those who have been lifelong benefit claimants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Couldn't agree more. There should also be a treatment queue priority system for people who have paid tax vs those who have been lifelong benefit claimants. On what grounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh jarse Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 on what grounds.........because at this moment in time Conrod would be a reciepitant because he gives blood and has a job..if he couldn't give blood and lost his job he may disagree with his own quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 So why not bring back slavery then?Because that would be ridiculous and not at all a logical conclusion to the arguments put forward in this thread. Seriously, where on earth did you get that from? ..you couldn't imagine where it would lead with that attitude Yes you can imagine where it would lead, very easily, it would lead to thousands more people surviving horrible diseases and injuries, and that's it. It's not a slippery slope, there's a very clear line that cannot be crossed: Death. Having an opt out policy will not lead to people stealing organs from live people, that's absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenta Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Every persons body is their own property and it shouldn't be decided for them what should or shouldn't happen to it once they have passed on. I don't carry a donor card and I don't agree with an automatic opt in policy, but that doesn't mean that my family don't know that I'd be willing to give once dead. To say those who aren't on the donor list shouldn't receive is unfair as there are plenty of people, who like me, would give but don't wish to be on a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Every persons body is their own property Until they die imo. Dead people can't own property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittenta Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Until they die imo. Dead people can't own property. Maybe not, but does your home suddenly become a free entry take what you want to the public when you die? No, so why should your body be treated that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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