BearededBruce makes a very fair and valid point. One hard to combat rationally, in that the system for transplantation has to be fair for it to work properly, with no discriminations.

I carry a donor card too and am on the database. I would hope, by the law of averages, that any of my body bits would go to really nice, well deserved, law abiding citizens. Would I be concerned to learn they had gone to some rapist/child molester, ect ect. Yes I would, especially when there are so many good and deserving causes out there, and I am glad I do not have to make such decisions.

The whole nightmare irony could be he killed someone while raping them and then got their organs. What a massive dilemma this subject raises. The other thing is that my organs could save the life of someone who goes on to become a serial killer or mass murderer. I have no way of knowing and can only live in hope that would not happen. I guess if we sign that card then we also sign our rights to its use away too.

One has to trust what seems to be the fairest system to make such decisions in the end. So, while I totally agree with BeardedBruce on one hand, I totally empathise with the OP's point too. More splinters in my bottom! All these fences I sit on this well are getting to me ;-)

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