Not so when Governor Strickland gets his hands on it. He used the money to balance the Ohio budget.
He also raided the organ donation fund!
This is money that people choose to specifically fund the stated / specific purpose, not balance the state's budget.
Dispatch story
State government took from funds to prevent blindness and promote organ donations in order to balance the budget.
Millions of Ohio motorists were blindsided by a June 9 raid on $2.7 million they had voluntarily paid to thwart blindness in children and help solve the critical shortage of organ donations.
The Save Our Sight fund relies on the generosity of Ohio motorists who are asked if they would like to contribute $1 to the fund when applying for or renewing license plates. Likewise, when motorists apply for or renew their driver's licenses, they are given an opportunity to donate $1 to the Second Chance Trust Fund.
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Your body is worth $1 to $5 million to the organ harvesting industry, big pharma and transplant center hospitals. Getting you into the organ harvesting industry has never been easier.
ReplyDeleteIf you live in one of the 37 states or the District of Columbia that has already adopted the 2006 Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, it is presumed that you are an organ donor unless they can find information contrary to their assumptions. This change was made expressly to increase the supply of organs, tissue and body parts so that the $20 Billion in annual revenues for organ related medical services could keep growing.
Brain death and donation after cardiac arrest for as little as 75 seconds is becoming the standard in hospitals to start the organ harvesting process.
Removing your name from any list or erasing your consent from your driver's license means absolutely nothing under the 2006 version of the act.
Even if you have a written Advance Healthcare Directive that forbids the use of machines to keep your body alive, they can do so as long as they are talking to your family to give consent to start the organ harvesting procedure.
If you don't express a preference on organ harvesting, your family has to make the decision. Organ Procurement Organizations and Tissue Banks have to follow your instructions if you register your preferences with a known donor registry.
Unfortunately, no state that has adopted the 2006 UAGA has a state donor registry that allows you to register as a "no" or allows donation on condition of just compensation to your family or estate.
If you are one of the estimated 10% of Americans who does not support organ harvesting, you can register your objection and explore your options under the law at http://www.DoNotTransplant.com.