I’ve withdrawn from organ donation register

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I give blood and have always been very pro organ donation.

Sadly I have just withdrawn as protest against reproductive organ donation. I can’t support it and am very conflicted as would like to donate other organs.

What are your views and is it a hasty decision (although not sure I would change my mind).

Can you explain this please for those of us who haven't heard of these changes?

I withdrew after my cancer diagnosis to make doubly sure that nobody would accidentally end up with my organs in the event that I met with an accident etc.

However, I think I would quite possibly have seriously considered withdrawing anyway. The reproductive organs thing made me feel a bit like I was viewed as a series of organs for other people. My body is my own.

You're being ridiculous. Reproductive organ donation is far from being standard or commonplace at this point in medical history, and you can choose what organs you wish to donate in any event.

Not really an AIBU, maybe more suited to Chat?

However with organ donation there historically was an opt in opt out list I feel? When I signed up it was a case of tick what you were happy to donate, is that still the case and maybe they could add this as check box "reproductive organs".

Question.....what is it that you object to about donation of reproductive organs? Genuine question as I wasn't even aware of it until this thread so haven't thought about it.

I withdrew the day it became opt out rather than opt in.

YANBU, so did I a few days ago, and explained to DH my reasons why. Lots of others on here, and on Twitter, have done the same.

Does the opposite also stand, you would refuse transplant due to the policy, and prefer to die?

I would like to know what it is you object to if you wouldn't mind explaining please.

dont you opt in per organ? I know I did just over. A year ago. There was a check list. But of course it is always your choice but you sound misinformed

You used to be able to specify which organs you were happy to donate - has that changed?

Same

No, it has not.

https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision/

YABU OP for starting a thread about organ donation when at the very heart of it is permission, which you should know.

Organ by organ.

FFS

Yabu, you can specifically opt out of difficult organs or say everything, at least when I registered

As far as I can see all tissue can be included:

https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/tissue-donation/

You're going too far. Your other organs could save the life of someone who would otherwise die, perhaps a child or young person. This surgery is still in its infancy and isn't going to be available on the NHS any time soon. If you die tomorrow there is zero chance of your womb being donated. Go down the route of pressuring for an opt-out in the meantime.

It's vanishingly unlikely that your body will be used to transplant reproductive organs. When so many people are desperate for life saving organs, I wouldn't dream of depriving them of my organs over something that is highly unlikely to happen (and if you state that you don't want your reproductive organs using, it's not going to happen at all).

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Wtf difference does it make when you're dead anyway. Your family would have to agree to it at the time too.

Ummm
You can specify what organs you agree to be used.
One of my offspring is creeped out by use of eyes/cornea after death so has opted out on that score

Don't understand your stance on reproductive organ donation but that's your point of view and your choice but to deprive someone a kidney or heart/ lungs because of that seems odd

I opted out when it became opt out because I disliked the presumption but this would've caused me to do so, too.

It's about consent though isn't it?
It's currently unclear so OP has the right to show that she doesn't consent to womb transplants and the like.

Unless you think that women's feelings on the subject shouldn't matter too much?

Why not just opt out of the thinga you are uncomfortable with? Plenty of people would be happy to donate their liver and kidneys for example but say no to heart. Or tell your family what you would or wouldnt be happy with as families have to be involved for someone to be a donor even if they were opt in.

The number of people who would take an organ for themself or their child if they needed one to stay alive but wouldnt be willing to give another family that gift astounds me. I think if you opt out you should be banned from ever getting a transplant if you need one.

YABU.
Taking yourself off the donor register just because you're afraid someone who is trans might benefit from your womb 30 years down the line or whatever when nothing like that has even been said, as it's not even possible - it wouldn't even "wire up" properly without all the other reproductive bits, surely?!
The womb transplant was to help a woman who is not trans, nothing to do with being trans.
Then there's so many more actual people right now in need of say kidney or liver or heart or whatever who would miss out just because of a "what if" somewhere down the line that hasn't even happened yet and isn't likely to either.

YANBU to not offer your organs for donation for any reason you want. I opted out a while ago after I leaned more about the process and decided it wasn’t for me. I’m glad I don’t have to consider this now because I’m too don’t feel comfortable with reproductive organs being transplanted.