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Nolite confidere in principibus

One of my more unorthodox beliefs is my strict aversion to organ transplantation. The literature on market-based organ donation is genuinely frightening, and the stories about hastened death and forgone attempts to revive are clearly more than apocryphal.  Add to that its frequent use by authoritarian regimes, and a categorical bar seems wise.

At any rate, "as for me and my house," I would certainly never agree to it for myself, either as to giving or receiving.  Let the mechanism go as far as it can, and then bury it entire.  

To be plain: under no circumstances would I permit my organs to be donated, revoking any other indications to the contrary (drivers licenses signed in youth, etc.).  

/s 

6/1/2026

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