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how do u feel about autopsies/organ donation

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i personally do not want one done on me ,and told my g/f ...mom etc that if i didnt die "suspiciously" i do not want one performed on me,i mean im not planning to die ...but u know doesnt hurt to plan ahead i guess

i personlly do not like the idea of me being just a shell ,well it bothers me more if i have to see a shell of a loved one


im just saying if i was in an accident,or somthing where the cause of death is CLEAR...then let me be


hpw do u feel about it
 
I absolutely hate watching these T.V. shows where they are doing an autopsy on ancient remains / mummified bodies etc. I feel its a total desecration of that person / that persons family / that persons privacy etc.

I however have no qualms with anyone wanting to do an autopsy on me (or using my organs/eyes etc to help another person) - as long as when they are finished with me they cremate what is left.
 
2 of my dearest friends recently lost their father/father in law very suddenly. It was surreal - he was only 62, and literally dropped dead as he was walking to the lounge room to watch TV. He was actually dead before he fell to the floor. :( His wife and daughter came home from a walk and found him. M (one of my friends and his son) rushed over to their house, but due to the nature of the death, police were called, a crime scene was established and the poor guy was stuck outside whilst his mum and sister were inside being questioned by the police.

It was absolutely horrific. So an autopsy obviously had to be performed to establish a cause of death, in case it became a homicide investigation... it was found that his dad died due to an abdominal aneurysm bursting - which is hereditary and easily fixed if found before it bursts (as it did in the case of M's dad). So now, M needs to get bi-yearly scans to make sure something like this doesn't develop in him and if so, they can catch it early. So yeah, i'm all for autopsies - the essence of what makes us, US, is long gone by then, all that is left is our spacesuits. I remember when my grandfather passed away, I got the call and drove straight to his house. He was still laying in his bed - i went into the room to say goodbye and i think for the first time ever, i felt the first twinges of belief in the human soul, essence, life force, whatever you call it - all i know is that when i saw my Pa's body, something in me just knew, on the deepest level, that whatever made my Pa who he was, was no longer with us <3
 
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^^forreal y wud u care whether ur body's an empty shell or not when ur just gonna get eaten and decomposed?

If it's for some benefit then go for it
 
My understanding here is you don't have a choice - if the coroner/medical examiner thinks one is warranted then it's done whether the family wants it or not.

Is that not the case in most places?

Like Samadhi's example, if my death isn't of old age or obvious disease, I definitely want someone to be looking into what happened, what they find might indicate an underlying disease which can help my kids monitor their health, or else put them in jail for killing me for the insurance money ;) That's way better than being squeamish about what's happening after you're dead and gone.
 
I would be dead so I don't care. I want to be disposed of the cheapest way possible. If an autopsy is not necessary for the cause of death for the reassurance of the living and if it costs money...don't do it.
 
well i guess the thought,or what really bothers me is thinking of it being done on a loved one,im the type of person where i automaticlly SEE somthing in my head when presented with it....and my stomach drops and i get pretty upset

so i guess thats the real problem
 
I dont really care one way or another either. But I do know this, I DONT wanna be on any type of life support beforehand. I've already told my family this.

Just let death take its natural course then take whatever you need. But with all the years of abuse to my body. I'm not entirely sure that my organs will be good for anything. But, you never know until they split you open and have a look...and by that time I won't know or care...
 
The idea of an autopsy kind of scares me.....and the thought of a loved one being carved open after death bothers me-
But in so many cases, it can bring answers, justice and help others (like Samadhi's post) who are still alive.
I think autopsies are a good thing-
I just have to disconnect my thoughts on the body being sliced up and all that follows :\
 
I'm quite surprised at the stance - ' I don't care I'm dead'. IMHO if you have a preference as to what you want doing to / with with your body when you die then you do care?

Autopsy to bring relief to your family / bring closure to the reason why you died is very different to being poked and prodded, skull cut in half and xrayed at a later date just out of scientific 'curiosity'.
 
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I'm quite surprised at the stance - ' I don't care I'm dead'. IMHO if you have a preference as to what you want doing to / with with your body when you die then you do care?

Autopsy to bring relief to your family / bring closure to the reason why you died is very different to being poked and prodded, skull cut in half and xrayed at a later date just out of scientific 'curiosity'.
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This.

It also amazes me the people who want their bodies donated to science for the sole purpose of experimentation. That's what my grandma wants done: She wants her body donated to the University at Buffalo's science department.

I'm not positive what I want done with my body, but I do not want it donated for science, at least not at this point in my life. Maybe once I've been here 60+ more years like my grandma I'll change my mind.
 
Donating your body for science and an autopsy are very different things.

I'm pretty sure most morgues (certainly in the cities of the US) are seriously busy and chronically understaffed, they've got enough to worry about establishing what happened in murders/accidents/suicides etc, I doubt the MEs are doing autopsies for kicks. It's a means to an end to establish how and why you died.

How do you all feel about organ donation?
 
^ This. I feel very strongly about it (that organ donation should be something that automatically occurs unless specifically stated) however i'm aware that it's a touchy subject and people feel very strongly in opposition.
 
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