RFK Jr. announces move to decertify organ procurement organization

[Ms. Toad]

19. There is a limited window after death in which organs remain viable for transplant.

If family has the right to override the wishes of the decedent, it adds time while the medical staff figures out who to ask . . . On top of the issue of bodily autonomy. If I choose to save up to a eight individuals, and help up to 75, my family should not have the right to toss my body in the ground to rot - and to condemn those I might have saved to death.

I have had a cadaver skin graft. My daughter will likely need a liver transplant. I have dozens of friends who have had up to 5 liver transplants (due to an autoimmune disorder), and a half dozen who have died on the waiting list.

Both the Arkansas Bill, and the prospect of RFK Jr messing with organ procurement is a disaster, and will result in more deaths. The only good I can see coming from RFK Jrs involvement is the potential for some liberals who are hesitant to donate out of fear that their organs might go to a magat might think twice if RFK Jr is discouraging it.