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12-17-2006, 07:41 PM | #16 |
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What made you post on that website in the first-place?
And if those reasons still hold, why are you now having doubts?
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12-17-2006, 08:21 PM | #17 | ||
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So are you agreeing because you want to help this person, or because you're unable to say "no"? |
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12-17-2006, 09:02 PM | #18 |
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Sorry, but I think it it's a ridiculous thing to do. You're endangering your own life in more ways than one in an attempt to allow an old lady to get a little older and have a a little longer to dream about seeing the grandchildren that do not yet exist?
Why? If you want to give the gift of life, donate blood and bone marrow -replenishable things you can donate more than once and can save babies at the very start of their journey through life. But there's no fame and very little thanks going that route. And very little sacrifice. If this woman cannot get a kidney from a brain-dead donor, that's probably because there are many people out there with a more desperate need than her. She just has the money to pay for it. It seems a little odd to me that there is a directory of potential live donors which patients themselves access directly, rather than the doctors. Why would this be, do you think? Is it ethical/wise for donors are recipients to know one another? I wouldn't touch this with a 10-foot bargepole. But then I'm not allowed to donate anything anyway because apparently us Brits all have mad cow disease, so I perhaps have more room to feel confident that not doing this is morally acceptable because it's a decision I will never have to make. Sorry if I sound brutal/cold, but these are angles I really feel you should examine before making a decision. Good luck.
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12-18-2006, 08:53 AM | #19 | |
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How do you think they'll feel/react, if doing this puts them in the position of having to care for you in the future? I told you so? Fuck off? How could you do this to me(us)?
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12-18-2006, 09:04 AM | #20 | |
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12-18-2006, 09:07 AM | #21 | |
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And while it's true I have a hard time saying no, that's usually regarding an entirely different question and organ.
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12-18-2006, 09:10 AM | #22 | |
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To me it's no different than a fireman, policeman or armed services member doing what they do because it is the right thing for them to do.
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12-18-2006, 09:13 AM | #23 | |
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I would never try to stop them from doing something risky if it was something they wanted to do. I would give them my opinion from my perspective if they asked for it but I would not tell them they should, could or shouldn't do it.
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