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Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by chosenbreed37 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:05PM (#23252496)
They might be needed in the after life :-). Jokes aside I think individuals should have a right to do what they want with their organs. Even posthumously...
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Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by Fnoord on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @10:28PM (#23254268)
Opt-out allows for such. It just assumes most people want to donate. That's a different opt-out than spam. Most people are not interested in spam.
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Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by jonny_eh on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:11PM (#23252569)
You can't decide what to do post-humously, for obvious reasons. You can specify before you die though, that's the reason there's an opt-out.
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