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Are you registered to donate your organs? Why or why not? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

In the US, it's actually up to the next of kin, too. When you die, they technically own your corpse. Registering basically just makes a record of your opinion. Even if you aren't registered, I think your family can decide to donate the spare parts