My wife was a transplant recipant and it gave her an extra seventeen years for which we are most gratefull, so you could say I am biased.

If they transplant any of my organs they would have to get a liqour licence first and whoever gets my blood must begin to feel good straight away.

Seriously, tell your next of kin about your desire to be a donor as they make the decission if you die unexpectedly.

Jolanda, off topic. I think I decussed multiculturalism with you on another thread a couple of years ago. You stopped posting because you believed those with a certain point of view were getting preferential treatment. Incidently, our discussion was amicable and
I have wondered how you got on with the problems you had with your kids education.

On my fairly new Driver's NSW licence it clearly states that I'm a donor (Donor A).

I agree with Rex that an opt-out system would be more beneficial than an opt-in system.

When this new "Smart card" is introduced (I believe in 2010?) it should show whether people have chosen to be organ donors.
From what I have read about the smart card, I have not seen the organ donor thing being discussed in regard to the smart card, I'm just assuming that this option would be automatically included.

Hi Banjo. Still going on with the issue. The main problem is that the system is under no obligation to afford the ordinary person procedural fairness or natural justice.

I write on my blog what is going on http://jolandachallita.typepad.com/education/

Thing with the issue of organ transfer is that you just never know when it can happen to you or to someone that you dearly love. I am glad to hear that your wife and family benefited so much from the organ that was donated.

http://www.optusnet.com.au/news/story/abc/20070218/08/domestic/1850476.inp

'Organ donation rates still too low
8:22 AM February 18

Health authorities say Australia desperately needs more people to sign up to the organ donor register.

Today marks the start of Organ Donor Awareness week and Australia continues to have one of the lowest donation rates in the world despite being a world leader in organ transplant surgery.

Around 63 per cent of all transplants are kidney related and the number of new people on dialysis or awaiting transplant rose by 13 per cent last year.

Kidney Australia chief executive Anne Wilson says there is increasing pressure to lift organ donation rates.

"One patient a week dies and there's on average a four-year waiting list and some people have to wait up to seven," she said.

"So Australia's organ donation rate is not the best at present.

"A number of initiatives are being undertaken to turn that around, both in the hospital systems and in relation to public awareness."

Source: ABC'

Further proof [if we needed it] that what Australia is doing in this respect is not working. But we only have to look at what some other countries are doing to see what does work. And this is just one concept where this principle could justifiably be applied. What is collectively wrong with Australian politicians, stupid, bloody-minded, brainwashed, or what?

Banjo

Yes to respond to your off topic- I recall that also. Its true she was treated badly and those who posted in support were stuck off.

As a matter of fact Jolanda as I recall didnt know she had posts of support.

Jolanda perhaps you should start a thread at some stage about misuse of political powers[ Not to mention control of threads for political puroposes.

happy to disclose.

Back on topic.

Sorry guys but I have so little faith in the system that I would fear a loved one would be-[let go] or not worked on quite as hard as could be to save them.

People pay an awful lot to obtain organs. After all didnt we loose one of the best Drs this country has ever had becuase he refused to sell organs..

No far too open for abuse.

Rather what we now have

People against Live Exports. I know how to recognise support. Being told to accept what is being done because its too hard to change things is not support and being critisized and attacked for not agreeing to accept people's advice to just accept is also not support - it is a form of bullying and control. I do not wish to get into what happened with you here as this is about organ donors.