Discussion [Hypothetical] Ways to CTB that preserve organ donation.

[Cider Connoisseur]

Hi everyone, I'm a new member so please let me know if this has been discussed already. Admins feel free to delete thread.

I've considered CTB for years, but only want a method that is as non-impactful on other people as humanly possible (so jumping in front of a train is not for me). I'm generally in good shape and registered as an organ donor. I would feel good about blowing this popsicle stand knowing at least I could go towards helping those who deserve it to carry on living. I'd like to CTB in a way that allows for as much organ donation as possible. I've been a blood donor for years and that's essentially the only thing I've ever been useful for.

So far, my best idea I can come up with is getting a gun on the deepweb and shooting myself in the head (eyes are inevitably going to be mashed up too) outside of an A&E department with my organ donation card and info taped to my chest. However, this is still pretty nasty for people to come across, not to mention if I get an area of the hospital shut down because of a gunshot noise, my body wouldn't get recovered in time for the organs to be useful.

Does anyone have any info on CTB in a way that allows you to donate your organs?

 

[voldetort785]

While I admire your plan, circulation would need to be restarted and maintained, which emergency staff are unlikely to do if someone if someone has blown their head off - they technically could commence CPR with the goal of organ donation, but it's not a given, probably because it's a fairly rare scenario.

I've often thought about contacting people on the dark web to find people who need a heart transplant, the only way you could probably donate your organs is through a dodgy black market organ donor network. You would hope that, given that they will likely get millions of dollars from taking every organ from you, that they'd at least honour your request for general anaesthesia. They likely would, as it would make surgery easier and allow the heart to keep working calmy while they harvest the rest of your organs, before taking your heart. They would also need to have all recipients present at the time of harvesting too.

 

[Forever Sleep]

It's a very noble thing to want to do. I expect a lot of us would also like to do it. It's tricky though- as you've considered, I believe finding the body in time is key and that becomes problematic. If they find someone too soon, (still alive,) presumably they would resuscitate. I expect most poisons- SN, N tend to mess up the organs. I would have thought inert gas would be good to preserve organs but then- it's timings again. Presumably, suiciding near a hospital would mean doing it in public which could well traumatize people. It's a lovely thought, but I don't know how practical it is really.

All of this is why they should legalise assisted suicide though. Let us depart in Sarco pods. They could then harvest what they could immediately. (With prior consent of course.)

 

[rozeske]

Good in theory but not only is there a very small window for organs to stay viable there is also a major issue of acceptability of organs for transplantation from suicide victims. The transplant community, despite the high demand for organs, is strictly picky in what they accept, even when it's not suicide.

 

[Wonhun]

Organ donation is not allowed from suspected suicide

 

[socrates]

Organ donation is not allowed from suspected suicide

That is awful, but also makes sense

 

[Cider Connoisseur]

Thanks for your responses guys. I think I consciously knew they don't accept organs from CTB'ers but had some magical thinking there'd be some way around it. It's so annoying there isn't an official link-up forum for us lot and people needing organs.

I would go looking, but heard too many horror stories about organs being put on the black market/wasted and a horrible extraction. Lots on the suffering on the way out is only worth it to me if I could at least guarantee the organs were going to someone. I'm guessing no one has the link up on someone who needs a pair of lungs and happens to have a doctor friend with a surgical lab in their attic? Really wish I could just get put down quietly like a dog.

While I admire your plan, circulation would need to be restarted and maintained, which emergency staff are unlikely to do if someone if someone has blown their head off - they technically could commence CPR with the goal of organ donation, but it's not a given, probably because it's a fairly rare scenario.

I've often thought about contacting people on the dark web to find people who need a heart transplant, the only way you could probably donate your organs is through a dodgy black market organ donor network. You would hope that, given that they will likely get millions of dollars from taking every organ from you, that they'd at least honour your request for general anaesthesia. They likely would, as it would make surgery easier and allow the heart to keep working calmy while they harvest the rest of your organs, before taking your heart. They would also need to have all recipients present at the time of harvesting too.

Tbh as I've done more searching this is looking more and more possible, does anyone know of any posters on here who have been able to pull this off?