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i love when someone says ‘can i ask your opinion on something’ like yeah absolutely! i was ready to give my opinions on a range of topics completely unsolicited!
Reblogged dramaticbucket
They're queering and expanding the definition of death so people with money can be entitled to your sick loved ones organs btw
You have to understand this kind of thing is the Post Modernist end-game. No real definition of anything and to get what they want- the elite can just refame immorality and gas light people until whatever they desire is accepted.
fuck THAT
People die in many ways, but in medicine there are only two reasons a person can be declared dead: Either the heart has stopped or the brain has ceased to function, even if the heart is still beating. A person may serve as an organ donor only after being declared dead. (Until then, transplant surgeons are not allowed even to interact with a dying patient.) This common-sensical rule underpins organ donation in the United States and many other countries. Most donor organs today are obtained after brain death, defined by most state laws as a condition of permanent unconsciousness with no spontaneous breathing, no response to pain and no primitive reflexes — in other words, devastation of the whole brain. Organs obtained this way are often relatively healthy, because brain-dead patients can continue to circulate blood and oxygen. Brain death is rare, though. In New York State, with a population of 20 million, there are on average fewer than 500 cases suitable for organ procurement and transplantation each year. Far more often, people die because their heart has permanently stopped beating, which is known as circulatory death. However, precisely because the blood has stopped circulating, organs from people who die this way are often damaged and unsuited for transplantation. The need for donor organs is urgent. An estimated 15 people die in this country every day waiting for a transplant. We need to figure out how to obtain more healthy organs from donors while maintaining strict ethical standards.
I think it's quite interesting that these three doctors are advocating for slightly expanding the definition of 'death,' which would lead to a moderate gain in organs available for transplant, rather than an opt-out organ donation system, which would lead to a significant gain in the number of organs available for transplant.
Reblogged rosepaya
Civil rights pioneer
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died in Texas.
Colvin was arrested months before Rosa Parks gained international fame before refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
If they thought an investigation into the murder of Renee Good would exonerate Jonathan Ross, they would do it - the DoJ is (rightfully) experiencing a crisis of legitimacy, and a formal, transparent investigation into a national tragedy would reassure centrists that the DoJ still respects the rule of law.
Reblogged shellstrop420
i hope everything works out for you, bisexual person on Tumblr
Reblogged watermelinoe
never stop bisexualing
Reblogged rad4learning
Male leftists will joke about fucking the wives of their enemies and expect you to believe their world will be better for you. They still see women's bodies as spoils of conflict. They still don't see women as entire people with their own desires, but as property of men. But they tell you that they're different.
It's not just a question of whether the US will seize control of other sovereign nations; it's a question of whether subsequent administrations will return the places it seized control of and the industries it reformed (in US interests) to the local people, and whether it compensates them for the damage. And, honestly, I think the answer to the letter is a 'hard no,' because, as wrong as they think his actions are, many Americans do accept the message that they 'need' these foreign jurisdictions for their own benefit (/'world peace').
Reblogged goodmiffy
how it feels to rate a critically acclaimed book written by a man 1 star
