Man Wants to Donate His Heart Before He Dies

Gary Phebus wants to donate his heart, lungs, and liver. The problem is he wants to donate them before he dies. Gary was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 2008. Phebus says he'd like to be able to donate his organs before they deteriorate, and doesn't consider his request suicide because he's "dead anyway."

Re:Kinda

[Anonymous Coward]

If you own your body, then you are able to sell it into slavery...wait.

Re:I fail to see what is newsworthy

[Anonymous Coward]

That's ok they'll just wait until you're brain dead to do it.
Hell no point waiting I'll just send them around now!

Re:Kinda

[Bill_the_Engineer]

If you own your body, then you are able to sell it into slavery...wait.

It's called being a Walmart employee....

Re:Kinda

[HungryHobo]

your *self* and your *body* can be considered distinct.

It could also be considered that *nobody* owns you or can own you, not even yourself.(not my actual view but it's valid)

I would have thought if he's intent on it he could just walk into a hospital specializing in transplants and off himself in some way that wouldn't damage his organs.

Or just ride around on a motorcycle.

Re:I fail to see what is newsworthy

[Captain Splendid]

Let his family sell them on the black market, of course. What are you, some kind of communist?

Re:we all are dead..

[the_one_wesp]

I'm not dead yet! I feel happy! I want to go for a walk!

Re:Kinda

[digitig]

All death is suicide. We chose to be born

Speak for yourself. I wanted to stay in there.

Re:I fail to see what is newsworthy

[masmullin]

Of course he would. He's greedy, not stupid!

Re:Are organ donations from diseased people good?

[Zerth]

and for the record, your lungs aren't under voluntary control,

Really? My voluntary cessation of breathing suggests you are wron

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NO CARRIER

Re:Kinda

[masmullin]

I wasn't entirely satisfied with mine, it got kinda cramped after 9 months. So I keep trying out others to find the right fit for me. I'm sure there is the perfect one out there somewhere

I should totally get a +5 romantic for that one.

Re:I fail to see what is newsworthy

[badran]

So we would basically GPL our organs.

Left 4 Dead 3: The new testament

[TiggertheMad]

ALL OF US are "dead anyway". Life is a condition with a 100% fatality rate. It's just a matter of when.

Lets say 99.999999%. There is that freaky Jewish zombie that nobody has been able to hunt down and decapitate yet...

Re:we all are dead..

[PakProtector]

You're not fooling anyone y'know.

I'm not sure I get it . . .

[wrencherd]

I am an organ donor.

My wife is an organ donor.

My children (6 and 4) are organ donors.

. . . are you trying to say that you believe in organ donation or what?

Re:I fail to see what is newsworthy

[RobertM1968]

and whatever religious or superstitial concerns may arise,

Nothing personal, but I just wanted to point out the redundancy in this statement. ;-)

Simpsons Did It!

[TheABomb]

I think I learned that in an Itch & Scratchy cartoon once.