When you die, you no longer have any use for your internal organs. They are then nothing more than bits of tissue. So they should be removed and used to save the life of another.

"People should automatically have their organs removed for transplant after they die unless they opted out while alive, Britain's most senior doctor is expected to say tomorrow in his annual report.
Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer, is expected to call for a change in the law amid fears that people are dying needlessly due to a shortage of donors...
Britain operates a system where organs can be removed only from people who have joined the donor register or carried a donor card.
Under a new system of presumed consent, which is supported by the British Medical Association, everyone would be treated as an organ donor unless they explicitly opted-out of the scheme while alive.
It is understood that Sir Liam will call for a "soft" system of presumed consent which takes into account the views of relatives." (The Telegraph)

This makes perfects sense to me. It is something I have advocated before, and definitely makes far more sense than the current out-in system. Most people are simply too lazy to sign up as an organ donor, hence why there are more than 7,300 Britons on the waiting list for a new organ. I doubt that there are many people who are really all that averse to their organs being re-used after their death, especially when that could save another's life. And why would they be? They may be dead, but their death could mean that another could live - and this is surely a good thing.

When I am dead, I want every part of my body that can be used, in any way, to be used. Whether it is as an organ donor, medical experiment, or anything else. Once I'm dead, why would it matter what happens to my body? Anything that can be re-used should be. Recycling and all that.

When you are dead, it really doesn't matter what happens to your body. That it gets put to good use is most certainly preferable. This doesn't give the state ownership of our dead bodies, as we can choose to opt-out if we wish to. If you object to the use of your dead body, opt out of organ donation. If you're too lazy to bother to do that, tough luck - and you can't really be all that bothered about it. Longrider says:

"The fucking BMA needs to realise that it is in the business of health care, not politics. Liam Donaldson is much like that totalitarian fucker Ken Jones – he is a public servant, not a politician. If he thinks otherwise, then he should give up medicine and stand for election."

But what Liam Donaldson is proposing is the business of health care - saving lives is the business of health care, is it not? And organ transplants save lives. The less people we have sitting on waiting lists, needing support and machines to stay alive, the more beds, hospital resources, and money there is available to get everyone else through the system. They are often just a drain on the economy whilst waiting for a new organ, but once they have it, they can start being economically productive again. Surely a good thing.

If you don't want your organs reused after your death, you can still opt-out. You have that choice. But having everyone as an organ donor unless they opt-out could save thousands of lives.

Source: The Telegraph