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LudwigPastorius

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3. Don't sign anything you don't understand.

Reply to Mosby (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:53 PM

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...because, like in this case, that is binding as to your final wishes. Your family doesn't get a say if you've indicated beforehand how you want your death to go down.

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I plan to donate my organs -- but I've taken my name off the registry [View all] Mosby Sunday OP

Whoa - "the right" implies property rights, ownership bucolic_frolic Sunday #1

No, the next of kin does not "own" on death. Ms. Toad Sunday #11

I stand corrected. Glad I'm not enrolled. Never trusted the process. /nt bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #13

I hope neither you, nor a loved one, ever need an organ. Ms. Toad 9 hrs ago #14

That's very disturbing, to say the least. 🙁 Dave Bowman Sunday #2

Don't sign anything you don't understand. LudwigPastorius Sunday #3

I'd be glad to donate my pacemaker multigraincracker Sunday #4

well, what would be the point of somebody authorizing organ donation if they die drray23 Sunday #5

The family in the OP decided to remove their request for palliative care. Mosby Sunday #6

Is there anything to suggest that the family would have been willing to change their mind? EdmondDantes_ Sunday #7

Organs cannot be donated until a person is dead. Ms. Toad Sunday #12

The whole point of joining the registry is to avoid family overriding the deceased's wishes. Ms. Toad Sunday #8

People are checking a box on a DMV form Mosby Sunday #9

Why? Ms. Toad Sunday #10