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Originally posted by James
I would hate to be in a "persistant vegitative state" and then be harvested . . . just before I may have come out of it.
There are cases where people that everyone thought were gone did come back . . but that would be difficult once they cut you apart.
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it's not about being in vegetative state.
only when you are brain dead will they harvest. this means that your body cannot function...no heartbeat, no breathing, no nothing. doesn't mean you are just in a coma or have brain damage. terry schiavo was not brain dead, there was severe brain damage that affected her bodily functions (like not being able to eat), but her heart and lungs were working on their own.
there are multiple tests that have to be in order to prove the person is in fact brain dead and multiple doctors have to agree. the organ donation coordinators (i can only think of UNOS at the moment) has every reason to make sure a person has no chance of "coming out of a coma." they have to or they will face stinging criticism from many different sides if they just decided to take organs from someone who just might not make it.
you can check out unos at
www.unos.org (united network for organ sharing) for more info.