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andromache
07/14/09

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not only is her healthy heart amazing, but this photo is gorgeous too. love the contrast of her skin and shirt against the black background.
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gherkinfiend
07/14/09

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Makes me proud to be a registered organ donor!

Maybe some day my death can bring opportunity and joy into someone's life...
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Plate2.18
07/14/09

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The idea of grafting a heart on is really cool. Could she have used two hearts and had extra endurance or whatever? I don't really know how those things work.

I'm trying to think of a Doctor Who joke.
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Dodgergirl
07/14/09

@Plate2.18: I had even considered it! She's a TIMELORD!
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SarahHeartburn
07/14/09

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I have a lot of doctors as students. And I know a lot of people are cynical and angry at doctors in general..but really great things are happening in medicine now. Now, if we can just get these great things to happen in the third world too, that would be even better.
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Dodgergirl
07/14/09

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It's the rarely seen ReverseGrinch! Her heart shrunk three sizes that day.
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AJ
07/14/09

@Dodgergirl: Maybe now they'll let her carve the roast beast.
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LadyFabulous
07/14/09

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She has this very ethereal beauty about her.
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onestrawplz
02/26/09

In reply to Elisabeth Hasselback On Organ Donation: It's All About Her Uterus
My aunt's life was saved when she was given a liver transplant (she had liver cancer). I guess I am biased slightly, but I think it's really, really important to donate your organs (unless your religion prohibits it). You're not going to use them once you're dead...but you can save SO many people by just checking the little box.

Also, it's false that doctors will *not* save you if you're a donor. Oftentimes they don't even know, and usually they ask your family before they start donating. They know they're still going to respect the wishes of your parents/spouse/siblings/whoever, so they're not just gonna be like "eh fuck it" and purposely let you die.
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queenieinmanhattan
02/26/09

In reply to Elisabeth Hasselback On Organ Donation: It's All About Her Uterus
Cognitive dissonance much, Elisabeth?
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sybann
02/26/09

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Wow - does she realize what she's saying? Complete lack os self-awareness thy name is disbish.
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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish
02/26/09

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Wow, posts on removing cervixes, suing for donated kidneys, gender reassignment surgery, organ donations. I'm diggin' today's theme.

Happy Organ Thursday to all at Jezebel!
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dridirtitini
02/26/09

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Shouldn't organ donation be considered "pro-life"?
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lilbobbytables
02/26/09

@tini_has a thing for gingers: Pshaw. That only applies to possible babies. After birth, you're on your own.

I'm sorry, I am just particularly snarky today.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/26/09

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Okay, so Hasselback is religious, and therefore it can be assumed that she believes that when she dies her soul shuffles off this mortal coil and she gets to go up to heaven and play in the clouds.

All this being true, what's her issue with organ donation? It's not like her soul needs the body anymore.
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LaComtesse
02/26/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Some religious people believe in bodily resurrection. Like Zombies. I wish they would call themselves Church of the Holy Zombie.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/26/09

@LaComtesse: I really, REALLY wish their was a Church of the Holy Zombie.

@largirl: I looked and the Catholic Church is pro-organ donations

Catholicism

Catholics view organ and tissue donation as an act of charity and love. Transplants are morally and ethically acceptable to the Vatican. According to Father Leroy Wickowski, Director of the Office of Health Affairs of the Archdiocese of Chicago, "We encourage donation as an act of charity. It is something good that can result from tragedy and a way for families to find comfort by helping others." Pope John Paul II has stated, "The Catholic Church would promote the fact that there is a need for organ donors and that Christians should accept this as a 'challenge to their generosity and fraternal love' so long as ethical principles are followed."
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la.donna.pietra
02/26/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: The Catholic Church used to be anti-donation, but has reversed their stance. Honestly, it's one of the things that really impresses me about them.
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
02/26/09

@la.donna.pietra: Yeah, me too. I give them a lot of guff, and they do have issues, but they also reverse their stance about a lot of things.

This website actually gives the stances that the major religious denominations have regarding organ donation:

[www.organtransplants.org]
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prestocaro fears the culling
02/26/09

@dianersb was bit by a zombie: Well, I've always loved Easter because of it's zomieJesus connotations. That and I'm secretly a hot-blooded pagan at heart who loves worshiping springtime and fucking.
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nerdycellist
02/26/09

In reply to Elisabeth Hasselback On Organ Donation: It's All About Her Uterus
I think it's fair not to donate your organs, but then you shouldn't be allowed a transplant from an organ donor. See how that works?
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lookethatmyface
02/26/09

@nerdycellist: Logic. u haz it.
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ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
02/26/09

In reply to Elisabeth Hasselback On Organ Donation: It's All About Her Uterus
Her screenshot position reminds me of a bad 90s dance move for some reason. I can just hear the C+C Music Factory remix in the background.
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counterclockwise's using her promoting-power for good
02/26/09

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Ah, Lizzie, you don't give your organs to the government, you give it to other people who need them! It's not like Barack Obama has boxes full of organs in his office and mails them to hospitals.

My mom thinks people who aren't willing to donate their organs, shouldn't receive them either.
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