Israel: Organ donors to get transplant priority

This is an interesting way to get organ-donor numbers up. Exactly what the thread topic says: if you're an organ donor, you get priority if you ever need a transplant. Medical ethicists appear mixed, according to the story.

Story also mentions the idea of implied consent, whereby you would have to take your name OFF the list, rather than putting it on.

Thoughts, anyone?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8416443.stm

 

I have no problem with implied consent

 

So this is basically like the take a penny, leave a penny tray at 7-11.
Except it's take a kidney, leave a kidney.

 

"We've come for your liver."
"I'm using it."

 

Fry: Come to think of it, I do have trouble breathing underwater sometimes. I'll take the gills.
Street vendor: Yes, gills. Then, uhhhh, you won't need lungs anymore, is right?
Fry: Can't imagine why I would.
Street vendor: Good. Lay down on table. I take lungs now, gills come next week.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x87hab_futurama-taking-frys-lung_shortfilms

 

Major League Baseball sure does.

 

Why is it that the link won't load in Firefox and took a good 10 minutes or so to load in IE?

 

Someone's probably trying to make a call. 'Bout time you made the move away from dial-up, no?