Sure, it's admirable enough. *shrug* But in the case of, say, a voluntary organ donor, I don't think it should be legally permissible for a grieving family member to override that person's wishes. One organ donor can save several lives--that should have higher value than the discomfort of the griever, in my opinion. Of course, this is one good reason to think and talk about these things--so you and your loved ones can decide on something.
To wander off to a side topic: I was discussing with my coworkers a couple of weeks ago (yes, pre-book!) about how there'd be a lot more organ donors if it was simply the legal default to be one and it took some slight amount of effort to get off the list... precisely because most people don't like to think about it at all. Without reducing freedom of choice, this could make a lot more organs available. Hmmmm... that'd make a good Mass ballot question...
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Re: just to play devil's advocate...
Date: 2004-05-07 12:35 pm (UTC)To wander off to a side topic: I was discussing with my coworkers a couple of weeks ago (yes, pre-book!) about how there'd be a lot more organ donors if it was simply the legal default to be one and it took some slight amount of effort to get off the list... precisely because most people don't like to think about it at all. Without reducing freedom of choice, this could make a lot more organs available. Hmmmm... that'd make a good Mass ballot question...