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tjborch t1_ito79wl wrote

Reply to comment by mason240 in The cutting-edge cellular therapies aiming to ease America's organ shortage. Major transplantation surgeries could one day become outpatient procedures. by Sariel007

His implication doesn’t say your body is the state’s while you exist. Removed part implying you have no rights when you’re dead.

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darabolnxus t1_itohcn7 wrote

Except you have no idea how long your consciousness lingers in a dead body. You could he stuck in there as you decompose and slowly disappear. Either way, bodily autonomy doesn't end at death. Otherwise I'd be getting some old white guy's inheritance.

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tjborch t1_itoik1f wrote

If there are no heirs to an inheritance the entirety of it goes to the state. Similar to this concept I would say. If there are no plans for the body then let the organs be harvested.

How would a body with zero brain activity harbor consciousness? Even if it did it wouldn’t be able to relay signals of pain, nor would it have a use for organs.

Just like inheritance the body does need to be accounted for, even though it’s not a perfect simile. If a nation wants to take the course of action outlined by the OP commenter, I see no problem with it. Just go opt out and let less selfish people save lives.

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Onekone t1_itolt48 wrote

Hours, at extreme best.

Brain works off blood flow and once it shuts off due to lack of blood oxygen flow, there goes your life

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