Comment by pavel_lishin
3 hours ago
It looks like the families have to agree to do this, before your brain can be donated:
> Bexorg obtains brains in partnership with organizations that procure donated organs for transplantation, and Vrselja says once families understand the company’s process and goals, their response is overwhelmingly positive.
Until we find out otherwise. There have been multiple organ harvesting scandals lately. Informed consent has become a marketing concept, no longer a reality.
Citation required. Specifically for a western country happening at any notable scale via organ donors.
Citation: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/us/kentucky-organ-donatio...
Organ harvesting of living patients hasn't fully scaled up as a practice yet, but it's definitely a major source of income for some rural hospitals.
Can't the donor stipulate take anything but the brain?