The shortage of available and viable organs for transplant both in the U.S., and across the globe, is at a critical mass stage.
We're all aware of the efforts enacted by various states across this country, designed to encourage consistent organ donation on a voluntary basis. In these instances, potential donors have to consent to having their organs harvested. However, the medical community in the United Kingdom is seeking to change that, by moving to an "opt-out" system.
Under the new system doctors would assume that everyone wants to be a donor after death, unless a request has been made ahead of time, either in writing or by notifying relatives, requesting to opt-out.
What do you think? Whose organs are they anyway?
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I don't know what I think. I'm not always comfortable with 'opt out' programs, though it sure brings the numbers of 'volunteers' up.
On the other hand, once you're dead, your organs aren't of much use to you any longer, and having them be useful for someone else seems to me to be a good thing.
But you could come from a family or a religion that does not want to participate in organ donation, and their choice has been removed.
Finally, should the rights of the individual outweigh the needs of many others for those organs?
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