[Rally]

The criteria for organ donation are loosening.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/43...verview#a3

Absolute contraindications

• Age older than 80 years
  
• HIV infection
  
• Active metastatic cancer
  
• Prolonged hypotension or hypothermia
  
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  
• Sickle cell anemia or other hemoglobinopathy
  

Also, I found this poignant story of a mother who lost her 7-year-old son, but was able to listen to his heartbeat in a 4-year-old transplant recipients. 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-hears...irst-time/

BC

Organ donation is such an obvious thing to do.  Why not?  Although I'm sure I'm missing something, I know of no religious belief it violates.  My wife and I plan to be cremated, in 2059.  If there is a God I trust he cares more for my soul than my 113 year old body.  My wife's, of course, would be considerably younger :). When our youngest grandchild voiced concerns (she was 7) I told her she could have my liver.  "I hate liver!  Eeeeeww."

[Rally]

The criteria for organ donation are loosening.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/43...verview#a3

Absolute contraindications

• Age older than 80 years
  
• HIV infection
  
• Active metastatic cancer
  
• Prolonged hypotension or hypothermia
  
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
  
• Sickle cell anemia or other hemoglobinopathy
  

Also, I found this poignant story of a mother who lost her 7-year-old son, but was able to listen to his heartbeat in a 4-year-old transplant recipients. 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-hears...irst-time/

BC

Organ donation is such an obvious thing to do.  Why not?  Although I'm sure I'm missing something, I know of no religious belief it violates.  My wife and I plan to be cremated, in 2059.  If there is a God I trust he cares more for my soul than my 113 year old body.  My wife's, of course, would be considerably younger :). When our youngest grandchild voiced concerns (she was 7) I told her she could have my liver.  "I hate liver!  Eeeeeww."