Comments on: Brain-harvesting lawsuit against Washington State proceeds…

By: kimsch

kimsch — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:35:29 +0000

Bill Poser,

That’s exactly how I feel and my husband, my mother, and my sister are well aware of it. That’s the important part. Letting your closest relatives (spouse, siblings, parents, children) know of your wishes.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:58:18 +0000

Paul,

That is interesting. I must find out more about the legal status of “organ donor” designations. I have one, and my intention is that as much of my body as possible should be put to medical or scientific use. I won’t need it anymore, and I wouldn’t like to see it go to waste.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:17:23 +0000

Though she was an organ donor, when my wife passed away the transplant team gave me very detailed and specific diagrams and information about what organs they wished to remove and how, and left every decision up to me. Almost as many signatures as when we bought our first home. The fact that someone has “organ donor” on their driver’s license is an indication of their general wishes at the time they got their license, but if there is family present at the scene, I suspect it is probably a lot more like it was in my wife’s case.

I’m surprised the instant matter describes “wrongful interference with a dead body” and “conspiracy” instead of plain old breach of contract.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:09:50 +0000

the agreement was for only a tissue sample not his entire brain hence the dispute

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:42:04 +0000

The article says that the deceased was an organ donor and that he was 21, which is to say, a legal adult. I don’t see why the amount of tissue taken is any of his family’s business.

By: LAN3

LAN3 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:08:06 +0000

The value of the authorized tissue sample was calculated to be 2 cents.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:54:35 +0000

and this concludes tonights comedy hour =p

By: DAV

DAV — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:33:01 +0000

The intent was to only give them a piece of his mind and in no way was it intended that his whole mind be devoted to the research?

Er, sorry, but the possibilities are infinite. Would you call this suit a no-brainer? er, sorry again.

By: z0l0ft

z0l0ft — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:19:47 +0000

Asked for a comment, the spokesman for the Stanley Medical Research Institute of Maryland made this statement: “Brains… brains…” and lurched slowly and determinedly toward the reporter.