Austrian vs US Organ Donors

An American discovers that Austrians are automatically on the organ donor list. When will this European madness end? Do they not know what dangerous consequences this can have? At what point does the world say “Austria, enough!”?
The Austrian will learn today how dangerous organ donin... donating… how dangerous it is to donate your organs.

[@calvinandhabs]

Have you or somebody you know been hunted for organs and/or for sport?

[@bjorntantau194]

Some people hunted me to take my sport. Now I'm fat. Not because they managed to take my sport but because I stuffed all their organs inside me.

[@remi_gio]

Ask the Uyghurs in Xinjiang….😅

[@LovelySoftSnow]

my liver is missing!

[@Etx-z9]

I think something like that happened to my buddy Keith

[@johnp5250]

I was hunted by Van-Kun But it only took my arm

[@CT-gl2zj]

"You can have my corpse" is less effort on my part than me giving you a dollar.

[@calvinandhabs]

Exactly

[@unnamedenemy9]

​@@calvinandhabsalso most of these people who are vehemently opposed to even being auto enrolled in organ donation are all for the government forcing women to carry pregnancy to term.

[@evientually]

And it sounds an awful lot cooler.

[@LunaTheMoonWitch]

666 likes.

[@dr_outcast9385]

it's as painful to look at him without glasses as it's painful for him to see without glasses

[@ocularzombie6679]

ahhh... Good Morning, Dr. Jones.

[@kxpenhagen]

And his beard! 😔💔

[@ocularzombie6679]

@@kxpenhagen I know right

[@VivianWasntHere]

I didn‘t even notice somehow lol

[@nirfz]

And that's the reason some people in austria refer to all motorcycle riders as "organ donors". And some surgeons refer to sunny summer weather jokingly as "organ donor weather". (more people on motorcycles and more motorcycle accidents)

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

Funny enough, when I got my bike licence, I saw myself in that position and started being a donor. Because no matter if you ride properly or if you are the lunatic on the road, traffic is already way dangerous, and riding a motorbike is probably the most dangerous form of participating in that traffic. So it really doesn't matter if I get killed by my stupidity or somebody else's. An organ saves lifes, no matter if the brain, that was originally attached to it, was working properly or not.

[@1IGG]

Nah, Germans also call them that (Organspender), and we are opt in (unfortunately).

[@getoffmydarnlawn]

I know ER doctors and nurses who call them Donorcycles

[@huh3864]

@@Marc_Fuchs_1985well, in some way riding a motorbike IS your own stupidity 😉

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

@@huh3864 You shouldn't go this route, if you think of every detail of potential danger or harm, everybody does things which could be considered stupid in such a way. You are driving a car I guess? Well traffic is dangerous and deadly to any participant, so by your logic, you are acting stupid regularly. Life is not only about living as long and healthy as possible, but about enjoying life. Riding a bike comes with a lot of danger, which in turns gives you a lot of joy. There are pros and cons everywhere. Many people don't want to ride a bike, maybe you don't want to. But you can't disrespect people for doing things, that you wouldn't do or that you see no value in. We are not some bacteria, which has no brain and at any moment only does things for survival. We want to fill our life with joy. And riding a bike is one of many methods to do, even when it comes with dangers.

[@KirbyLinkACW]

Last time I was this early, Archduke Ferdinand was still alive.

[@cyrohzin]

June 1914 early!? Damn!

[@carbonite1983]

Gavrilo?

[@nasapayrollsystem8701]

Last time I was early ..my wife said... " really ?? Is that it ?..

[@jootan91]

last time i was early a child was created.

[@simoms2545]

Sorry to be fussy, but it's Franz Ferdinand

[@NaitDragon]

Its really impressive how accent free calvin speaks english normally but his austrian accent can be turned on so easily!

[@axelprino]

Or more accurately how well he can do an American accent

[@MAYERMAKES]

thats an austrian superpower..we can always return to it.

[@kerolokerokerolo]

That's not impressive. That's a normal thing you can do when you speak more than one language

[@mmaxine1331]

Same with habs

[@AnonymousNetizen-be6ww]

an American accent is still an accent

[@maryamshaaban74]

Calvin's American accent is so natural his Austrian accent feels like he's going through a struggle 😂

[@lisastenzel5713]

My mother used to think that donating organs would leave your soul restless.🤦‍♀️ When I told her how hard it was for me to find out how to be a donor here in Germany and that I finally got my donor card in the mail...she only responded with: 'You give up everything for free, don't you?' Which is how I learned that she actually had a problem with me being a blood donor. I went at least 2 times a year. I could go 5 times a year, but never made it over 4. My iron levels are not too stables, often times I get send home. So yeah...that was a conversation that left me speechless for a while. Cos her only reason where movies. Literally movies, where a heart transplant patient somehow act differently.🙈 Also, how dumb can one be? She was the one not far from needing a liver or a kidney and mostly the direct family could provide those. Or a lung. Smoker, big time. So...if she thought about this for a second, she would have congratulated me instead 😂 But whatever. I had the luck of breaking free from her and cut contact a few years back. Since then...best years of my life

[@Nympho4Hire]

So, you're stoked on yourself for donating organs while abandoning the woman who basically gave you yours. I mean unless you were adopted or something.

[@uinsel]

first: thanks for also thinking about others. second: maybe it is a vitamin c problem? that can enhance iron absorption. third: it is a funny thought that the soul would sit in someones organs or in blood. imagine it would decompose with your body or get incinerated during cremation .. in addition: if more people gave away stuff for free they do not actually need we would have better ressource distribution.

[@WinterXR7]

Going in a KZbin comment section to insult your mother, this is a new one for me.

[@BlackCanary87]

IDK what's wrong with the rest of the comments section. High five to a fellow blood and organ donor! And congratulations on no longer having a toxic presence in your life!

[@dewdew80]

She's sounds like a real piece of work and anyone being like "rEsPeCT yEr MoTheR" is clearly looking for scraps of approval for their boot licking.

[@ClashClash89]

"his new sphincter is on the way" ^^D that line was friggin gold. also: registered as spare-parts kit when i turned 18. let em have whatever can still be used.

[@sethl5451]

I love how proud he was when he said he read it. You show the world that us Americans read!

[@Newton-Reuther]

When I got my license, as an American teen, I made sure to get registered as an organ donor. If I'm not using my body anymore, and someone else can, I feel obligated to allow someone else to use it.

[@bobbobson6290]

What's your blood type? Just curious...

[@vornamenachname989]

What's your blood type?

[@naancents9604]

I didn't opt in until I had to get a new license (after turning 21), because, ngl, I got confused when I first had to opt in. Like, better safe than sorry or something (even though I had zero preconceptions about how a hospital would handle me after an accident).

[@rip_knifeguy5485]

Im Austrian and never knew that, what a way to find out...

[@GenericVillain]

Did not expect the ending. Well done.

[@ILuvBoysInDresses]

My ex-religion quite literally had organ donation listed as illegal for followers, with no good reason as far as I know.

[@Felsenkeks]

That Austrian accent was so strong that I barely understood him even though I'm Austrian lol

[@thejusmar]

That and all the mean girls in high school are now nurses.

[@burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill]

Holy crap you're right!

[@WeirdTale]

That is true.

[@Nintendoggy]

Meanwhile, CCP: "Everyone's a donor, whether they like it or not.

[@AndyLundell]

The number of American commenters who half-remember news stories about "donating your body to science", and think that's the same thing as organ donation at least partially explains the attitude.

[@poponachtschnecke]

There are those people in the comments, but there are also incidents where the incentive to harvest organs keeps doctors from doing everything they can to save patients.

[@annaa3772]

​@@poponachtschnecke As far as I know the normal doctors aren't involved in the organizing of donations, so there is no conflict of interest but I've heard of the people who are responsible for that bringing it up to relatives way too early. I don't know if those incidences were in the US, but I assume they were, because I think I read them on Reddit. I'm not sure how it is in Austria actually despite being Austrian.

[@km3106]

​@@annaa3772there are very few "normal doctors" who run a private practice, most are controlled by corporate hospitals and big insurance. Those two entities couldn't care less about patient well being, they are in it for the profit.

[@cakewolf44]

Except their is no "attitude". The US has a higher rate of organ donators than both Germany and Austria.

[@Jehty_]

⁠@@cakewolf44 Do you mean a higher percentage of people who are willing to donate? Or a higher amount of actual organ transplantations? Because the latter is irrelevant when talking about the attitude of the population.

[@miselu]

for the Postal Service shirt. Makes your organs ship twice as fast, apparently.

[@anotheruser9876]

But only because the district sleeps alone tonight

[@searchanddiscover]

lol with our healthcare system, i wouldn't put it past them.

[@fevsea]

Going by how expensive is the medical system I would also be reluctant to give it for free.

[@waffles3629]

At least in the US the cost is covered by the recipients insurance.

[@TealBeal11]

@@waffles3629 Which means nothing if you have a high deductible or if the company denies the claim.

[@CedricBassman]

Then just imagine they're gonna pay you 72 Virgins in whatever afterlife you believe in.

[@weneedaladder8384]

I wonder if you could make an argument that your organs can be given to patients but it would be a requirement that it not cost the recipient anything. Like, if someone is gonna use my lungs after I'm dead, they better not be making any money from it.

[@Funko777]

​@@waffles3629insurance company, pay?! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAAA!!! 🤣🤣🤣 No, you don't get it. We pay them and then get nothing in return. That's literally how our system works because idiots say free Healthcare is communism and automatically makes all doctors in that now "communist" country inherently bad at their job.

[@rabbiswhy]

After being subscribed for a while, this actually hit my notifications

[@argentandroid5732]

Americans do have good reasons to fear the intentions of for profit hospitals. There have been plenty of actual horror stories about either the lack of care or being pressured into unnecessary procedures, and it's even worse for minorities.

[@closeenoughxp2662]

Also your donation isnt even required to be of a medical reason in the U.S, your body can literally end up anywhere for any reason, the DoD purchases "donated" bodies to test on them, something I'm sure many people do not want happening.

[@AndyLundell]

@@closeenoughxp2662 That's not organ donation. That's a completely different program. You're thinking of "donating your body to science". (AKA Anatomical Gift Program).

[@etuanno]

​@@AndyLundellWhich is extremely important too. You want that doctors have hands on experience with corpses before actually doing operations themselfes.

[@transparentrocketpedals2021]

​​@@etuannoagain, the difference, I don't have an issue with my body being thrown in a trunk in the body farm, I do have issue with my body being "donated" (as in a private broker gets money) to a military contractor to test "how awesome" explosives are

[@etuanno]

@@transparentrocketpedals2021 Absolutely fair point.

[@8523wsxc]

Yeah, but what if I have to sell my lungs to pay for a short hospital stay? Bet you didn't think of that.

[@Bitfire31337]

Could be a part of "only in America" 😅.

[@DanDanDoe]

In my country it’s illegal to sell my blood, plasma or organs. No get rich quick scheme here. 😢

[@Revixter]

As an American, let's be honest, you need to frame it as, "here's what you get out of it"! If it was required to be an organ donor to receive organs, all of our selfish asses would do it.

[@RealRomplayer]

I never thought about that idea. In Germany there were a lot of discussions in the past years on how to increase the number of organ donors. And this idea of yours never popped up as far as I know. But I really like it!

[@LordMrF]

but sometime you can't be organ donor due to some sickness you have from genetic or else where

[@Oruta-skk]

Capitalism at it's finest

[@Marc_Fuchs_1985]

That would be the central idea! Fairness is an ultimate concept, so only give something to a person, who would give the same thing back.

[@CedricBassman]

@@LordMrF Yeah but that will get tested when you're...well you know. So it's not even like the tests will inconvinience you in any capacity. So there is literally no downside to being a donor

[@IMelonBeats]

Me? donating organs?? over my dead body!

[@Manganra7]

John Oliver did a pretty good segment about the problems with organ donation in the U.S. I’m still signed up as a donor, but it was rather disheartening.

[@Add_Infinitum]

I knew someone who was this way about blood, like they thought they'd never get it back or something. Man he was dense

[@angustheterrible3149]

Not really. He doesn't owe anyone a blood donation. Maybe don't pressure people into doing things they don't want to do.

[@bzipoli]

was this 'person' actually a bunch o cats wearing a trench coat? because i think cats think we're stealing their blood when we take them to the vet to do blood work

[@bzipoli]

​@@angustheterrible3149you should seek help as soon as possible

[@nurainiarsad7395]

i’m an organ donor in my country. but tbh, if i was American, i might not sign up. unless i’m also rich and thus can be confident the hospital would put my life first.

[@olenickel6013]

Why should they let you die for someone else to get an organ? That person already needs a lot of expensive treatments, all they would achieve is to earn less from treating you and potentially also cutting into their profits with the very sick recipients. Joking aside: the hospital doing the transplant is basically never the one that treated the donor (and they have no way of knowing who gets the organs). They don't profit off of it.

[@bzipoli]

why you your hospital kill you to let another hospital get the profit of putting the organ on someone (which is how it works), makes no sense do you know how a much it costs to have a child delivered in the US plus the apartment you will recover into etc etc in the US? about A MILLION DOLLARS without insurance how much do you think your liver is worth? a billion? wake up

[@Anonnonner9546]

​@@olenickel6013in an american hospital, anything can happen for profit. Probably why americans are scared of organ donations.

[@ehtresih9540]

honestly i never even thought about us hospitals not saving organ donors, but it does sound very on brand

[@poponachtschnecke]

There's a pretty uncomfortable WSJ article about it

[@TheBusyJane]

@@poponachtschnecke Do you remember the name?

[@olenickel6013]

Why should they let you die for someone else to get an organ? That person already needs a lot of expensive treatments, all they would achieve is to earn less from treating you and potentially also cutting into their profits with the very sick recipients. Joking aside: the hospital doing the transplant is basically never the one that treated the donor (and they have no way of knowing who gets the organs). They don't profit off of it.

[@PopcornPip]

@@olenickel6013 i mean, to be fair, I’ve seen some pretty horrendous hospital bills sent to families even when the patient died under that hospitals care. So, it really doesn’t seem to matter for hospitals bottom line whether or not the patient lives.

[@WeirdTale]

​@@olenickel6013Because that someone is desperate enough to bribe the doctors out the ass to do it. And he may actually have the means to pay them under the table. When enough money is on the line, specially in these economic trying times the Hippocratic Oath becomes the Hippocratic Joke.

[@SomeUniqueHandle]

Considering US vulture capitalism, the ending was not much of a surprise. Funny, but not surprising.

[@phirus646]

If there are enough donors, then rich people won't have to hint them down.

[@fusiontrigger7]

Yeah but they still will, for sport.

[@Funko777]

​@@fusiontrigger7 damn, stole what I was gonna say....it really do be like tho in this 💩 hole country

[@TemariNaraannaschatz]

Not really, the organs are generally too specific and need to be close by to be transported to you and you need to be on top of the donor list. Even if everyone that can is an organ doner there are not enough of them.

[@someguy5977]

@@fusiontrigger7 The organs they get from someone who is hunted like prey will taste better. It might be the adrenochrome.

[@Mountainlake1]

I think you can just China, I think they have a surplus.

[@nathanlonghair]

I wouldn’t wish my organs on anybody. …perhaps my elbows? My elbows are probably ok. Do they do elbow transplants?

[@TheArcticWitch]

The elbow is not an organ

[@tylergully7389]

tbf organ donation and a lot of public or necessary services are a lot more sketchy in the US than elsewhere, and while youre not gonna be hunted down you almost definitely are donating your organs to a one percenter or someone who can afford to grease the wheels of the american healthcare system in their favor. Yakuza members have been able to get livers and kidneys on very short notice simply because they have the money

[@Mountainlake1]

Im not afraid of a rich guy after my organs, rather the burn doctor wanting to get it over with quickly.

[@JoshuaEFinley]

My father woke up 5 times in the middle of open heart surgery. My grandpa survived his brain litterally on the pavement. He woke up after they disconnected his feeding tube. I really don't want to be the guy waking up as they cut me up.

[@LettersFromAFriend]

You are not automatically an organ donor in all European countries. In Germany, consent is required. The fact that we hear complaints all the time about how people are "too lazy to fill out their organ donor consent cards" means that most Germans don't like the thought of their dying process being : Be kept alive forcibly with maximal machinery, then cut up to actually die on the surgery table through removal of organs. It's interesting that defining "dead" as "brain dead" is only applied to the situation of possible organ removal. While in all other cases death is defined as all cell renewal having ceased and metabolism having stopped completely.

[@Markus-8Muireg]

​@@LettersFromAFriendYou know that being braindead means that you are dead? Your heart may still beat, but you are gone. There is no coming back from death.

[@johnsoldier8722]

1:25 those Americans

[@mitchells2003]

Garfield is a more reliable source than where they actually get their information from.

[@someguy5977]

Garfield was always BASED.

[@Red_jives]

The best comédie duo

[@oh0stv]

It's a shame they need to leave German culture, to find out that they are really funny....

[@e.d.1642]

Best KZbin ad I've seen in a long time

[@oxoniumgirl]

As someone with several genetic diseases and metabolic and immune disorders as a result of said funky genetics, I'm more worried my tissues may kill someone innocent if I elected to be a donor.

[@lh3540]

same. And my biggest frustration is I can't get those a-holes to ever notate my disorder in my chart, and then leave it there.

[@WhittierCarlsten]

You/r organs get tested before they're transplanted...

[@oxoniumgirl]

@@lh3540 yeah! It's a real pain, it's like they don't care about the welfare of the recipient at all.

[@StarsiegeMercenaries]

Its not some BoolChit. It happens all the time.

[@yuppers1]

There's too much money involved. The organ procurement organizations have had whistleblowers come forward. Also surgeons. There were congressional hearings on this

[@m.afirdaus4003]

I have to be sincere Calvin, Habs. One of the reasons why I try to keep my body healthy and clean. It’s because I want to donate it once I died. So I can reach „immortality“ (well at least has the second life). 😊

[@bzipoli]

this is why i smoke so i LEAVE NOTHING FOR NO ONE GET REKT (i'll also won't be eligible for transplants if i need tho)

[@lisastenzel5713]

😂😂😂 Wonderful! Perfectly done! Thanks Greetings from Germany

[@FelixEvers06]

It’s the same in the Netherlands! When I turned 18 recently I did sign up in the donor register on purpose, but just because I wanted to check which organs, the exact terms and conditions, etc. There turned out to also be a clause for having your organs used for scientific research, which had a “no” by default (rather than the default “yes” for actually having your organs transplanted into someone else’s body). I myself am a massive nerd, and don’t see a reason not to let them, so I agreed to that too.

[@tyrannosaurusimperator]

In the US, donating your body to science likely means it will be used to test new weapons by the DoD, not actually advance science or provide training for doctors.

[@r_r_r_r]

Just wanted to thank you. This skit reminded me to go register as an organ donor… thereby discovering that my driver’s license expired OVER A YEAR AGO. 😂

[@SunTzuArtOfWar4]

Were you still driving ?

[@justanormalyoutubeuser3868]

Alternative title: Austrian underestimates how fucked up the helth industry is in the US.

[@dcfc4evr]

Love The Postal Service, great band!

[@XA--pb9ni]

To be honest. I don´t blame him, i would also not donate organs if i needed to rely on the american healthcare system...

[@caiden3396]

I don't trust that I won't be screwed over. I'd leave the decision to a loved one I can trust and rely on in the event I truly am dead and can't be brought back (yeah, I know that sounds weird, but there's nuance surrounding death in healthcare).

[@arunawalker]

My best friend had leukemia / blood cancer (don't know if that is the correct term in english) when we were still in our teens so I learned pretty early how much donors of any kind can help a person. I registered as an organ donor at 16 and I also regularly donate blood. My parents were cool with it but my grandfather was all "mu mu mu god gave you that body" like I actually cared. Once I am brain dead or dead dead they can do whatever they want with my body not like I still use it for anything. I've actually been to something called "Körperwelten" before, where they show the bodies of people who have donated themselves to science. I went once with a friend who is a biology student and it was pretty fascinating seing how the body works and how different sicknesses and conditions affect it. Good stuff I highly recommend it to anyone who isn't to squeamish.

[@clarkkent2273]

I like the fact that the doctor was also played by Habs

[@KGshowfan]

I was thinking this is a great video to promote organ donation here in the USA, then I saw the ending. 🤣🤣🤣

[@DarthLenaPlant]

I'm Austrian and I didn't know that it was opt out, I thought it was opt in like in Germany... (This is why almost only importing all media from Germany instead of making our own (especially TV and movies) is bad for us)

[@Thisisjustforcomments]

Honestly the fact that this might end up being true is sad

[@toulousegoose1150]

I don't want a hospital to ignore signs of brain activity just to make a profit from my organs. It's happened enough that it should be a larger concern.

[@burgeryoufoundbehindthegrill]

Exactly. People want to pretend we all live in Mayberry. Evil is anywhere.

[@ducklingscap897]

US health care system is terrifying 😅

[@victoriamahon3765]

I was in this situation with a family member and they push you a lot harder than you think a lot earlier in the process. It’s not like what you see on TV, there’s very little support for the family and a lot of pressure. I’m not saying you shouldn’t do it but I’m saying I need to talk to your family about it and have some clear guidelines in benchmarks and don’t let the hospital run the situation. Also something to keep in mind if you’re on the fence if your family member is very ill they may go through this process and not be able to use what they collect anyway so bear that in mind.

[@yamaksy]

That is an evil lie! I worked for the UN fighting against human trafficking, which is a horrible complex crime and includes also black organ market and am aware of hospital procedures. Never ever this happened in USA or Europe! China and India on the other hand... Do not opt out of organ donoring - you could save / change up to five lives!

[@nikkibee187]

I'm an American living in Austria and I recently went back to the U.S. to renew my drivers license so I can vote in the next election. Everyone in front of me answered with a vehement "No way" every time they were asked about donating their organs. I don't understand this. The employee was super surprised when I shrugged and nonchalantly was like "Okay, sure."

[@jameskim6442]

Bro you gotta wait until he signs up and then you take him.

[@TinyFlyThing]

As an austrian, i love the over the top austrian accent. It's like listening to my parents... just more eloquent.

[@PaulGaither]

Alternate ending "Excellent, this way he has given consent."

[@jennifershepherd2145]

Yeah, but then the next person might get whatever I have.

[@ljguitarwizard]

Im from the states and im a donor. Whenever i go and if some of my organs are good heck help yourselves if ya need something 😂 im sure my lord will understand

[@MrSpritzmeister]

Love the tiny austrian

[@HpBoost]

Excellent use of a bottle brush, nobody would expect it as a delivery mechanism.

[@grunwode]

If young people go on an organ strike, maybe old people won't be so quick to deny them public health care.

[@bzipoli]

i don't think.... it's possible? to go on a organ strike? maybe younger people can try to stop dying a lot tho

[@AnonymousNetizen-be6ww]

The PSA we didn't know we needed

[@Pitcairn88]

Nice Postal Service shirt!

[@4c3fr3h1y]

Acting like hospitals prioritizing money over patient survival is bullshit is naivety at its finest.

[@Haruka_Yukito]

Welp! That’s was fast! LoL 😂

[@theprecipiceofreason]

been in a lot of honor walks....that first one is kinda true

[@AnonymousAnarchist2]

I mean getting on any list in America is kinda suspect. Our Corperations both public (Goverment) and Private do tend to look out for each other more then thier customers....

[@btf_flotsam478]

Six braincells on one hand, half-a-dozen Americans on the other.

[@liamnoone9381]

That Austrian accent makes you just a tiny little bit more Schwarzenegger.

[@maxscameraguy]

Im not allowed to donate my organs because of meds I'm on.

[@WT287]

Huh, I just watched a video today related to the end. The organ donor's eyes were moving and started crying before the transplant. He even started pleasding for his life. The supervisor was pressured by the boss to tell the doctor to go through with it but he didn't. According to the comment section that wasn't the only(first?) time he woke up that day.

[@Abhay0505]

Why does Austrian accent seems like the people who are speaking it, are really trying to hold themselves back and suppression their tone. 😂

[@PaulGaither]

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Trafficking in Persons for Organ Removal is a USD $1.7 billion industry. The average victim is a young adult male, around 30 years old.

[@pomperidus]

people refusing to donate their organs only increases the profitability of this market…

[@gdude2775]

I love this.

[@elysahatestostudy9364]

Germany has a similar issue.

[@9liveslie-cat-lie129]

Quick question. Nothing to do with this amazing video loved it. What's with German horror movies 😮

[@erloriel]

I stopped being an organ donor, when I became a minority in my own city.

[@TheRealDrae]

Impressive, his accent has asterisks in the word "die".

[@fletchkeilman2205]

Schwarzenegger's son learns a valuable lesson

[@gwendolin1762]

Sadly I've heard that jargon so much that I started to wonder if hospitals would just kill me. I don't want to believe it because I want to be able to give, but so many people seem to be echoing that thought.

[@Nelsonis]

And thats another consequence of a for profit medical system.

[@bzipoli]

so, over here in brazil we passed legislation where you needed to opt out too (late 90s or early 00s if i'm not mistaken) BUT everyone was with that same thought as the americans, and it ended up with only the poorest mfs with no families and unclaimed bodies being upheld by this law. so in the end, the families always have the last say on this matter.

[@uinsel]

I am very confused about the direction of that dart. how did it tunnel through the wall?

[@LiftandCoa]

In germany you still have to opt-in but i did and you can even deny access to certain organs out of (basically whatever) reason you want. The only organ I would have a problem with is my brain being donated, GOOD thing is: Thats not even an option, so full access it is!

[@powerhouseofthecell7843]

I chose to be an organ donor, but I'll admit there's something about organ donation that makes me irrationally uncomfortable. I can't explain it, since I don't even believe in the concept of a soul or anything like that. Also, doctors are like any other group of people, meaning there are going to be some bad ones who are willing to put aside ethical concerns for monetary gain.

[@poponachtschnecke]

Yeah, I read in Wallstreet Journal that doctors don't actually have to do any scans to prove that someone is brain dead. They are allowed to do things like pin prick tests. Then they don't give anesthesia, and there have been instances of the donor gasping and reacting as if in pain when they are operated on.

[@Kineth1]

Want something to make you feel rationally uncomfortable? Look up cases where hospitals have kept brain-dead people on extended life support, against the family's explicit desire to disconnect, so that they could keep the organs fresh for future harvest.

[@Nelsonis]

Thats esp true of a for profit medical system like the US. But it doesn't mean that you wouldn't go to a doctor if you were dying in hopes that you get one of the huge majority that actually will save you. Why opt out of donation and decide the other way for someone else who is dying?

[@danielefabbro822]

Sphincter? XD hahahaha!

[@TheVoitel]

Did he just get taken out by a tube cleaning brush ?

[@benahaus]

These guys keep it edgy and fresh. Gotta have more sauer kraut.

[@theyearwas1473]

What's scary is is they're getting really close to brain transplants. Can you imagine the rich people hunting then? It's not going to be safe to walk outside of a planet fitness.

[@awkwardllama0509]

Nah, that bit about the hospital not trying to save you is actually true here in the states.

[@Csakbetksszmok]

It's the question of being civilised or not.

[@SAUL_GOOFYMAN]

Wrong Garfield🤣

[@youtubecensors5419]

The problem is that here in the US, people were pulled off of organ recipient lists for political disobedience, resulting in their passing away. Even if they had far superior acquired immunity and were young, out of sheer spite they were removed from the list (the pharma reps claimed that since they hadn't taken their product often enough to show fealty, they were more like to expire later, which is of course demonstrably false). So if someone can be denied an organ because of political prejudice, why would they provide an organ to be potentially used to exclude others? 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@oliversherman2414]

America....

[@dankmemester123]

they get their info from the wrong sources but they might have a point.

[@FrietjeOorlog]

When did they switch accents?

[@bjorntantau194]

When the Austrian system is much better than the German one.

[@Zeylo89]

@@bjorntantau194 yeah, we should get it in germany too

[@scott_hunts]

I am listed as a donor, but one day I got stuck in a skytram to the hospital with a guy who had a pile of coolers on a cart all marked as containing organs. I was stuck standing a few feet away from what used to be parts of a person, it just seemed wrong, disrespectful, like the commodification of the body itself made manifest. I know there might have been a heart in there that gave someone another 20 years, but it made me think about it completely differently. I dont think I'm going to renew my drivers liscense as a donor.

[@Nelsonis]

COMMODIFICATION!!! are you insane??!!! You must be American right? I know your helth care system is horrible and profit based but how jaded do you have to be to allow that concept to stop you from doing something that can SAVE HUMAN LIFE when you are already dead and cant be harmed in any way by doing it.

[@Pawnlust]

Did you think they were teleported? I don't agree or understand.

[@scott_hunts]

@@Pawnlust not in the slightest, I just hadn’t ever really thought about the logistics or process until it was right in my face.