Are you registered to donate your organs? Why or why not?
Are you registered to donate your organs? Why or why not?
If you're in the US, register here: https://registerme.org/
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No. IIRC, there's already a good supply of "no longer needed" organs in the country (the US, at least), the only problem is getting them where they're needed on time; I don't feel like anyone's going to lose their life if I don't opt-in, but there are plenty of examples of supposed-"donate for medicine" bodies or parts being used for things I don't agree with, like that time a man's mother's body was blown up with plastic explosives by the US Army after it was donated for medical research.
Edit: didn't even consider the fact that it's literally illegal for me to donate my organs (Bi), even if I wanted to.
Organ donation and body donation are two different things. If you donate organs, only the organs are used to put in other people. Body donation is less well regulated, and there's definitely some sketchy businesses involved, but if you go through a university or medical school, you'll be good.
It's also not illegal for you. Blood banks used to not accept blood from men who have sex with men, but that has been changed. Even at the time of that outdated article you linked, organs were fair game as seen in the correction at the bottom.