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As the country has a shortage of those willing to donate organs upon their death should the country adopt a different donation policy?
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Should the Organ Donation System Be Changed?
- Yes, an "opt-out" system should be imposed. - 31 votes
- 61%
- No, the current system is fine. - 12 votes
- 24%
- A "Opt-In" system which excludes those not registered for organ donation from receiving organ donations themselves if preferable. - 8 votes
- 16%
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It should be an opt in system. Our organs belong to us we should not have to make any effort to ensure they are not taken by having to opt out. There will be people who will forget to opt out and those who really don't want to think about it and those who don't have the capacity to think it through. And there will be grieving friends and relatives who won't be able to cope with organs being taken from a loved one. I find it absolutely dreadful at the thought of an opt out system.
This should not be anything to do with the Government.
This should not be anything to do with the Government.
Sqad, that is not the point. I reserve the right to have done with my body what I want, not what the government tells me I HAVE to do unless I opt out. Opting in as fine. I did not say I don't agree with organ donation or that I wouldn't donate mine. I probably would (I haven't made the decision yet whether or not to) but if it would upset my family then I wouldn't.
Bit like the TV Licencing Authority. They assume you have a television and threaten you with court action if you don't have a licence, unless you prove to them that you haven't. The onus should be on us to let the authorities know these things.
Silly comparison probably, but you hopefully will understand what I mean.
Bit like the TV Licencing Authority. They assume you have a television and threaten you with court action if you don't have a licence, unless you prove to them that you haven't. The onus should be on us to let the authorities know these things.
Silly comparison probably, but you hopefully will understand what I mean.
lofty my darling, I do know what you mean.
Opting in, doesn't and hasn't worked.....too many children and young adults dying for want of an organ. One can let those people keep on dying on a daily basis or one can do something about it. Opting out is one way, but lofty, can you think of another.
Personally, I would not like to think that my organs were burning or being buried and rotting, whilst children and young adults were dying daily.
Opting in, doesn't and hasn't worked.....too many children and young adults dying for want of an organ. One can let those people keep on dying on a daily basis or one can do something about it. Opting out is one way, but lofty, can you think of another.
Personally, I would not like to think that my organs were burning or being buried and rotting, whilst children and young adults were dying daily.
I personally would be ok with the opt out system, but it would only have to be if my organs were to be transplanted to another person. My worry would be that this system could be abused and my organs could end up on some students desk to be disected in the name of science, which i would not be happy about.
No, I can't t hink of another. But I can't bring myself to agree with an opting out system - and I think it will cause problems because of the reasons I mention above. What about people with mental handicaps, who will make decisions for them?
I know it's a problem, but to be honest (and I am being honest) I don't know whether I would want a transplant myself.
I know it's a problem, but to be honest (and I am being honest) I don't know whether I would want a transplant myself.
I feel very strongly abou this one as one of my sisters is on dialysis and has been on the transplant list for ages. We've all been tested as live donors but none of us are a match. She is dying before our eyes.
It galls me that at the hospital she attends there are a large number of ethnic minorities who have received transplants, but state that their religion prevents them from donating.
I've got some statistics to hand. In 2006 in the UK there NO Asian donors, yet dozens received transplants.
If you are not prepared to donate, then you shouldn't be allowed to receive.
It galls me that at the hospital she attends there are a large number of ethnic minorities who have received transplants, but state that their religion prevents them from donating.
I've got some statistics to hand. In 2006 in the UK there NO Asian donors, yet dozens received transplants.
If you are not prepared to donate, then you shouldn't be allowed to receive.
Does anyone really trust bureacrats to set up a system where you can be sure that you will not "helped along" as they need a nice juicy kidney or two in a hurry? Or have even actually gone?
I can see them now, standing in the intensive care unit, chanting "Switch it off, switch it off - we have done a calculation and the cost of maintaining this patient alive is too high relative to the value of having his organs available for transplant, in the current financial climate."
I can see them now, standing in the intensive care unit, chanting "Switch it off, switch it off - we have done a calculation and the cost of maintaining this patient alive is too high relative to the value of having his organs available for transplant, in the current financial climate."
