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Dead people have wills. They write them when they are alive. That’s why they’re called “living wills”.

While Gypsies do indeed assimilate to the most prominent religion in their country or region (in the United States I believe most Gypsies are Roman Catholic), that does not mean they do not all share similar beliefs unique to the Romani people. One of those beliefs is that in the afterlife, a person's spirit retraces its steps for one year, and so it is important for the physical body to be intact. [https://donatelifecalifornia.org/education/faqs/religious-views-on-organ-donation/] 

As far as the Native American beliefs around organ donation, it is believed in Native American tribes that organ donation is a spiritual sacrifice as well as a physical one. This is because they believe that when a person passes, the person needs to have every part of their body with them. That belief is still very strongly held on to today, however it is shown that Native American donors have begun to slightly increase. [https://www.nativetimes.com/48-life/health/8351-view-of-organ-donation-shifting-in-native-culture]

So you recommend amending the 4th amendment to make organ donation mandatory? Probable cause is used when an officer of the law personally witnesses a crime. Are you saying choosing not to donate your organs should be on the same level as criminal activity? I would like some clarity on this. 

Not everybody gets the 'toxic chemicals' in them to dry the body out; that's actually not what happens at all when a person is prepped for a traditional funeral and burial service. The morticians and coroner speak with the family if the person does not have a written will about how they want to be buried. In the cases of traumatic or sudden deaths, an autopsy is performed and, if necessary, a special person comes in to restore the body. When the person's body arrives at the funeral home, they automatically wash and disinfect the body for the safety of everyone in the vicinity. Most often, families only choose for the body to be embalmed when they want an open casket visitation or if they are moving the body to be buried out of state or for another option that would require the body to need to be chemically preserved. Embalming is not required for immediate burial ceremonies, direct cremations, or in states that don't require embalming for a closed casket burial when refrigeration is available. [https://www.funeralwise.com/learn/prep/] So no, you're body is not always "screwed". 

A body should not be seen as some sort of recyclable object. That body used to be a breathing, living person. To deny that person, even if s/he is dead, their body should remain their body. Also, a lot of people actually get access to life-saving organs. Last year, over 35,000 (36,528 to be exact) people received a life-saving transplant--that's the highest number it's been in six years. While it doesn't seem like that's a lot of transplants, that's almost one-third of all the people on the transplant list every year! [https://www.organdonor.gov/statistics-stories/statistics.html]

As far as your stance that life is more valuable than the rights of a dead person, I have to say I disagree with that opinion. I think life is priceless, no argument there, but if it was me personally, I know it would haunt me every single day if I had organs in me that were taken from someone against their will when they were at their most vulnerable, voiceless state. 

I figured out the problem! I had been logged out of my discord account, and so it was not allowing me to enter the server. Everything is good now, thank you for the patience and help. 

The discord server said that either the invitation had expired or I didn't have permission/authorization to join. 

Update: I tried the new link you just sent and that one said the same think as well. If there is a way for me to post pictures I can show what is popping up?

Could you try sending the link again? I clicked on it, however, it said that the link was expired. Thank you.

I do not believe that organ donation should be mandatory. Am I a registered organ donor? Yes, because I want to be able to save lives while I'm alive and after I've died. However, I can guarantee that I'd be less open to the idea of organ donation if as soon as I turned 18 I was required to sign my name onto an organ donator registry. 

America is the home of freedom for all. That freedom included the right to decide what to do with our bodies. The bill of rights gives us the freedom of religion, so people who do not donate their organs because of their religious beliefs (such as gypsies and native americans) should not be required to sign up for organ donation. The bill of rights also gives us the right to not have any part of our person seized under the 4th amendment; while it sounds crazy to some that the 4th amendment includes the seizure of bodily organs, I think it is a crucial law to help protect the American citizens from exactly what you are suggesting, which is essentially mandatory seizure of organs from a person after death. You forget that, while yes a person is pretty much defenseless after they die, they are still indeed an American and still protected under United States laws. 

So no, I don't agree with mandatory organ donation. 

You stated the debate will be aired on YouTube. Will questions come from the YouTube live chat, or do we need to go somewhere else to ask questions? Thank you.