In every single state in the country, when you go to the DMV to get your driver’s license, you’re asked whether you want to become an organ donor. This is how the vast majority of people — more than 90% of them — end up on the national registry of organ donors. And usually, people are happy to sign on. It’s seen as a pretty unambiguous act of virtue. In fact, it’s long been seen as the most virtuous act that can possibly take place at a DMV, which admittedly isn’t saying much. Most people don’t think about it. They just check the box “yes,” on the theory that one day, if they end up in a horrible accident and die, their organs could be used to save a life.
But if you do think about it for a second — as many so-called “conspiracy theorists” have done over the years — a lot of questions begin to emerge. For one thing, why exactly are we pairing organ donation with getting a driver’s license? No other government program works like this. Even with the “Motor Voter” law, there are still a handful of DMVs that don’t ask about voter registration. Organ donation stands alone as the only issue that every DMV, without exception, is fixated on. They’re not interested in signing you up for a gym, or helping you file your taxes, or making sure you know how to service your car, or finding you a quality gutter cleaner, or any of that. Human organs are the one thing on their mind.
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