[PLEASE READ: This is a serious question.  My intent is not to reopen
any political debates.  If you have a political opinion about Ms.
Schiavo, I invite you to take it elsewhere.  THANK YOU.]

I'm simply curious as to the medical criteria for organ donation to
actually take place, and how they might have applied to someone in Ms.
Schiavo's situation.  Hypothetically, if I were stricken with exactly
the same condition suffered by Ms. Schaivo, would my status as an organ
donor have come into play?  In other words, how far gone does a donor
have to be, before his/her organs are harvested?

Cheers,

- Miles