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Campaigning for live organ donations and donating yourself is such a waste compared to the real solution, which is opt-out organ donation.
by himinlomax 3y ago
Campaigning for live organ donations and donating yourself is such a waste compared to the real solution, which is opt-out organ donation.
- Yvain 3y agoI looked into this and it isn't true - countries which switch to opt-out don't get significantly more than we do. I agree this is surprising. The best explanation I was able to find was that, of the few people who get in accidents/comas where their organs are useful, most have already opted it, and there's a lot of negotiation with the family around exactly what that means such that an opt-in/opt-out box doesn't make a big deal. See eg https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/presumed_consent_not_answer_to_solving_organ_shortage_in_us_researchers_say https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/presumed... .
- petesergeant 3y agoit's not either/or, tho