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Another relevant point is that England has changed its organ donation policy to opt-out [1], with Scotland to follow next month. Wales is 'deemed consent', whi
by dm319 6y ago
Another relevant point is that England has changed its organ donation policy to opt-out [1], with Scotland to follow next month. Wales is 'deemed consent', which doesn't sound too different to opt-out. Northern Ireland is opt-in.
[1] https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws/ https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws/
- teruakohatu 6y agoUnfortunately here in New Zealand we have essentially neither opt in or opt out. It is technically opt in, but if you opt in they wil only take them with family consent. So in effect it requires a pre and post death opt in. This puts grieving parents or other loved ones in a horrible position of having to make a decision concerning the person they just lost. It also means I don't have the final determination on my own organs. There is talk about making it opt out... But that would make it even less useful when next of kin get the final say.
- williamdclt 6y agoGood reminder to talk about it (and other death-related things like funeral) with your family. They're more likely to respect your wish if you told them explicitely, than if a doctor they don't know tells them "they opted in, do you consent"