Are you going to donate your body to science, or your organs to help someone live through you?

Question

if any of you have been to the science museum in detroit, you will see the bodies donated to science on display. it's crazy. if i did donate i would just do my organs. so that someone could live through me. would u ever consider this??

Answer 1

I've carried an organ donor card for years. Because of an operation, I can no longer donate blood, but I would if I could. After my death, I wish to be able to help others live on, because I won't need the organs anymore.

Answer 2

I have carried my donor card for years.  I know someone who has been waiting for a heart.

Answer 3

Absolutely. Organ donation is the greatest contribution we can make.

Answer 4

1. NO I won't be donating my body to science.  I saw the show about the guy that signed his body over to science, the one they froze into a block & shaved into nothing (the one that's now online).  The people who did it were just about giddy that they got a "near perfect" body to do this with (he was put to death via lethal injection).  Most of his family seemed horrified that they could do this.

2. I plan to donate organs, but not all.  When you're an organ donor, they take all major organs (which everyone knows), but they also take eyes, long bones, some skin.. lots of stuff people don't know about.  What do they "replace" the bones with? PVC pipe!  I realize that I won't need them later, but that's just weird. And don't tell me I'm wrong, as I've watched the donor team in person.  Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys... stuff like that I don't mind, but I'd kinda like to go to the grave with my eyes & bones!

Answer 5

Yes, and have been for years. I feel it my last good deed before leaving here.Someone may need an organ perhaps a child. I think it great to be able to do this for another.

Answer 6

I have a donor card, and I plan on giving away whatever organs they need from me (including, eyes, skin and bones....they DO take that too!!) And at present I am a whole blood donor as well as a platelet donor and I am on the national bone marrow list in case I am a match for someone. I believe as long I am healthy enough to help others, why not? I look at it this way, I hope there are others out there like myself (which I can see there are) so in case myself or one of my family members are in need, they will be helped out.

And I plan on having a green burial ( no chemicals, and natural coffin material) when I do pass on, so whatever is left of me will not contaminate the earth.  

Answer 7

I would donate my organs.  It is terrible to b on a waiting list for an organ.