To me everyone should be. Think it’s kind of selfish to let viable organs go to waste when people are in need for them.

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    In my experience, some of the people that I have met that aren’t organ donors are afraid that the hospitals and doctors will do less to save you if you’re in an accident so that they can use all of your organs to “save” many more people. It’s dumb, but I’ve met a scary amount of folks who believe that.

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      It’s not entirely unjustified.

      A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk

      People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life …

      A surgeon made an incision in her chest and sawed through her breastbone.

      That’s when the doctors discovered her heart was beating. She appeared to be breathing. They were slicing into Ms. Hawkins while she was alive.

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        It’s crazy to see validated conspiracy right there out the NYT. As it reads, seems these procurement companies need to stop influencing doctors.