Does anyone choose not to be an organ donor when they die? If so, why not?

Does anyone choose not to be an organ donor when they die? If so, why not?
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Sure. It is against some religions. Some people worry they need all those things in the afterlife. Some people simply feel odd about having parts of them cut out and/or in other people.
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