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Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by Freak_NL on Monday January 02, 2017 @10:41AM (#13301707)
You are welcome to register yourself as non-donor.
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by Randgalt on Monday January 02, 2017 @10:45AM (#13301734)
You are free to file a form so as not to have your body stolen at death. Sounds great.
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by Nexxxeh on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:04AM (#13301859)
1)Ownership is a bit of a moot point at that point, because you are already dead.

2)Your wishes will still be respected assuming you took the relevant steps before you died. The difference now is that the default assumption is that you aren't selfish enough to deny life and quality of life to those who are left behind. It's not likely you need your heart, lungs, liver, corneas etc. You are, at this stage, already dead.

3)If one is sufficiently selfish to doom those in need of a transplant, there's a register for that.

4)Your body probably isn't going to just stay wherever you died anyway. The responsibility for dealing with it is transferred to others regardless, what with you being dead and all.

Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by orf on Monday January 02, 2017 @10:55AM (#13301796)
> Stolen

Sorry, you mean some critical organs used to save others lives after you die?

Or where you planning to use that lovely healthy heart after you die, when a patient in the next room is dying because they cant find a suitable transplant.

Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by Randgalt on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:02AM (#13301842)
So, other's needs trump my desires?
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by adrianN on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:13AM (#13301926)
They do so all the time. That's what it means to live in a society.
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by orf on Monday January 02, 2017 @12:04PM (#13302400)
In some cases, yes. This is a key part of a society. Your desires are not absolute and should not be obeyed to a T just because they are yours.

In any case your desire to not donate your organs to help others can and will be respected.

Why is it only Americans who have these strange 'screw everyone else' tendencies and opinions which seem to fall apart at the slightest scrutiny?

Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by ceejayoz on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:03AM (#13301846)
Why not? You can't punch me. You can't take my stuff. You can't build a roof over my property.
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by Freak_NL on Monday January 02, 2017 @10:53AM (#13301781)
Living in any modern society means taking on some duties and obligations for the benefit of the society. This will bother you for five minutes in France before clicking 'submit' and getting on with your (hopefully long lasting) life. You would wish dealing with taxes was as easy that.

Besides, what are you going to do with your body? It'll be gone sooner or later.

Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by Randgalt on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:04AM (#13301857)
Besides, what are you going to do with your <fill in the blank>? It'll be gone sooner or later
Re:Organ donation becomes opt-out in France by gattilorenz on Monday January 02, 2017 @11:48AM (#13302237)
The difference being, there's not much use for your heart once you're dead.

Not only that, but it's useless even for your family, since they can't simply sell it or profit in any way as they would with most things (unless you're also advocating for the family right to sell your organs).