Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system

Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by Traster on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:25PM (#23252699)

Also, just on a human level, people don't want to be chopped up and parcelled out as used parts for other people. I don't feel that way, but I understand how people can feel that way and we should respect their wishes.

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Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by crooked-v on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:37PM (#23252819)

...in which case it's easy to opt out, for the people who do feel that way.

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Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by stevenwliao on Thursday May 21, 2020 @12:53AM (#23254913)

But they can't if they don't know it's opt-out, which is why thread OP argues that BBC should announce this.

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Re:Organ donation in England has moved to an opt-out system by fmajid on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @07:02PM (#23253027)

I don’t agree that their irrational preferences trump others’ right to live, but let’s assume they do. In that case, they should automatically forfeit the right to receive transplants. Not just be put at the back of the queue, but be banned altogether.

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