Do you own your body after death?

[Barnabas]

if this thread plays at the idea of the gov for lack of a better word "harvesting" organs from those who are deceased, does that mean cremation should be illegal

 

[laurie]

I think your body should still be treated with respect after you die, but everyone should be given the choice of a donor card and maybe their kids/parents should be too, 'cause they're kind of close to you.
As for 'owning' your body... do you even own it when you're alive? It's not really a possession, but kind of 'you'.... I'd say you 'are' your body, but I don't know about owning... it's a confusing expression ^^"

 

[Stu]

postmortem ownership would greatly complicate the death tax

 

[slant]

Legally, no.

The dead can't own property.

 

[Stu]

tell that to Jerry Garcia's wives.

 

[BenW]

You own your body after death for the same reason you own your house, clothes, and bank assets after death.

That being said, I wish more people decided to be organ donors...
It should be opt out, rather than opt in.

 

[poshlost]

The nonexistent cannot own anything, hence it's not your body, what's left is a cadaver and I believe finders keepers rules should work to assign its new rightful owners.