A few months ago I was listening to a podcast about the controversy over brain death being considered actual death. Apparently there are many people who claim that hospitals are more likely to declare a young robust healthy person brain dead after an accident . Especially if the person is an organ donor because the amount of money they potentially would make from the procurement and transplantation of the multiple viable organs to those on fast growing organ waiting lists greatly outweighs the amount of money it would cost the hospital to save the person. More so if the person suffering from an accident doesn't have insurance.
When it comes to money and profits vs doing the right and ethical thing people always seem to choose former. With ever increasing biotechnology let's hope that people on both sides of the issue will find more help.
Think hard before choosing to become an organ donor or allowing your family to choose to be one themselves. Not because there aren't people in desperate need of organs but because you may find yourself in a position one day when someone gets to decide that your organs are worth more than your life. Remember no consent is considered consent.
There are some very tragic stories having to do with this subject and also some heroic ones https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lifesitenews.com/mobile/news/dad-rescues-brain-dead-son-from-doctors-wishing-to-harvest-his-organs-boy-r?client=safari
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