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canadianchia

too tired for subject lines

Feb 03, 2010 20:21

As a bit of a follow up to my last entry, I am quoting flamingophoenix's recent entry here, since it's friends-locked and most of you will probably not be able to see it.

( on why being pro-choice is important )

fbi, women, pro-choice, money money money, links, happy

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flamingophoenix February 4 2010, 01:59:40 UTC

Hooray, you are not a felon! And yay for tax refunds. :-)

canadianchia February 4 2010, 02:00:46 UTC

I know, right? It's about time they figured that out! And oh yes, tax refunds are one of my favorite things in life. Too bad I will probably stop getting them once I'm married and have a real income. :p

gammell February 4 2010, 03:00:23 UTC

flamingophoenix February 4 2010, 03:11:29 UTC

Interesting.

Care to comment on the mandatory donation of blood (every 56 days), one of each redundant organ (when it is required of you), and all remaining organs (upon death)? Is human life actually more important than somebody else's bodily autonomy? If so, people should actually act like they believe it instead of just saying the words.

:-D

(I'm just kidding, I don't want to start a firestorm. Although they *are* such fun...)

gammell February 4 2010, 04:15:16 UTC

flamingophoenix February 5 2010, 03:21:55 UTC

I would assert that control over one's own body is fundamentally different from control over one's environment. If I have a pile of pretty rocks, that is one type of ownership; if I have a kidney, that is another type of ownership. Some languages even have different possessive pronouns to represent this concept ( ... )

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mkdonut February 4 2010, 20:39:47 UTC

Toured the ICU last fall with a UNOS rep before we watched a Dr sign death papers on a donor. 33 yr old suicide.

What I learned is that everyone has the potential to "save 7 lives" with organ donation (7 organs) but that most of the time by the time they die (especially of cancer/disease) their organs aren't viable.

Then if you ARE a donor and they find a match, and your body dies, doctors/nurses will then keep your dead body on life support, perfused with blood before they can transplant your organs, for up to a week. Our clinical instructor changed her donor status to "no" after she started working in the ICU.

I was just surprised that its not as quick a process as I expected, I guess.

mkdonut February 4 2010, 20:43:11 UTC

ps, I haven't changed my status; I'm still a donor. But I feel good about the fact that it's a choice, and that the gov't doesn't just take your organs automatically.

canadianchia February 4 2010, 20:48:14 UTC

I agree; I'm glad it's a choice. I think all things concerning your body should be a choice.

canadianchia February 4 2010, 20:47:19 UTC

Hmm, that's interesting, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

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