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Apple To Encourage Organ Donation With Health App (cnet.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Apple announced today that its updated Health app, which will be available as part of iOS 10, will allow people to sign-up to be organ donors. The app will use its Medical ID feature, which has been used in the past to keep track of medical and health information, to include the ability to register as a donor of organs, eyes and tissues. The registrations will be forwarded to the National Donate Life Registry, an organization managed by Donate Life of America. All you need to do is tap the registration button in the Health app to volunteer as an organ donor. That adds your status as a donor to an "emergency information" screen that can appear even when the phone is locked. Tapping another button brings up information on organ donation. The demand for organs greatly exceeds the supply, as more than 120,000 Americans are currently waiting for a transplant -- every 10 minutes a new person is added to that waiting list, according to Apple. The feature is currently available for developers, but will be rolling out to the public in the public beta soon.
I'm not sure why this is news, here. Organ donation has been part of the Apple Store for years now. Wake me when they ask for more than just arms and legs!
"I like to lick butts!" by MobileTatsu-NJG (#32700246) (Score:5, Informative)
I don't understand why everyone isn't an organ doner.
When I'm dead, you can take all my organs. I promise I won't miss any of them.
Click exit to schedule automatic Windows10 upgrade and kidney donation.
What's the going rate?
... sorry, Steve, five years too late.
I wish that organ donating was an opt out system instead of an opt in system. It's not like anyone will miss their organs anyway.
You almost need to sell an organ to buy some Apple products...so it is nice they are making the process so straightforward and easy. Good one, Apple!
After a while, it becomes too loose. It needs changed.
You agreed we can sell your organs right?
I don't see what the problem is - when you die we get your organs in return for free iTunes service!
App Store / iTunes / Apple Music get a 34% cut on the subscription fee and its funneled to Timmy's bank account in the Bahamas.
Timmy seems to have a "taste" for body parts these days with Athletes Foot at Nike now "organs". Wonder if Timmy is "boning" for a new and bigger "Johnson".
Ha ha
organdonor.gov says, "an average of 22 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs."
I'm a registered organ donor. After I die, I won't need my heart, kidneys, etc. But other people will.
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Can it sign up people who text-and-drive automatically? How about those who wander across crosswalks against the signal while glued to their phone?
Interestingly Android N has this built in too. A new emergency contact screen has been added allowing you to add contacts that will appears under 'emergency call' when your screen is locked. Along side this, you can specify some information about yourself, like date of birth, blood type, and whether you are an organ doner. And it doesn't require that you installed an app first - it's part of the OS.
There are several cousins on my wife's side of the family that have been in car crashes. Both were organ donors. I can tell you right now that if you are an organ donor they declare you dead earlier than if you were not an organ donor. There are multiple cases of people completely recovering after they were declared brain dead. Also, I don't want a DR. or hospital to profit from the use of my organs.
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Healthy young donors are the best donors. Your friends and passengers can be donors too.