[thecavemaster]

If some medical person actually did do that, then they were in the wrong. I have spoken with representatives of KODA (KY Organ Donor Affiliates) in the past and their policy is to not approach any family about organ donation until the patient has already been declared dead. Even then, the family is supposed to have a "cooling off" period afterward in order to collect their thoughts before deciding on organ donation.

I will agree that a body can be hooked up to "life support" and their heart kept beating indefinitely. Such is the wonder of modern medicine. But if the person is dead, it doesn't matter if their heart is still beating, they're still dead. Elvis has left the building, so to speak.

I know that you don't value an unborn child's life as much as an everyday person. Like you said, we don't agree there. But I don't see how even if you don't attribute the same value to the unborn baby's life, that a teenage mom's "convenience" takes precedence over that life.

They cannot be dead dead. They can be declared "medically" dead. The minute, the second we die die the organs begin to lose efficacy. "Convenience" has certainly not been the dominant concern of the frightened teens I have dealth with who have experienced missing a cycle and the sensation of a positive PT. Every person I have ever met ascribes value and lesser value to human life WITHIN THEIR VERY VALUE SYSTEM. For instance, the victim of murder = let's say a "10" on that value scale, while the murderer might get a .05, if that, before the needle is inserted.