Re:New UK Law Mandates Organ Donation by Default Unless Expl...
by zimpenfish on Saturday April 24, 2021 @02:45AM
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> Do we have agency over our own bodies or not?
Right up until the point it's no longer your own body because you're dead, yes.
> To take it to extremes, should the government be able to take “spare” kidneys from live donors?
No, they're not dead.
> Should criminals be forced to donate blood?
No, but again, they're not dead.
> What about children that die in child birth should they be harvested for organs too?
The law only covers adults with the opt-out which would make this another no.
> Where does the line stop?
Pretty much exactly where the law says it does - "All adults in England will be considered as having agreed to donate their own organs when they die unless they record a decision not to donate (known as ‘opting out’) or are in one of the excluded groups."
Right up until the point it's no longer your own body because you're dead, yes.
> To take it to extremes, should the government be able to take “spare” kidneys from live donors?
No, they're not dead.
> Should criminals be forced to donate blood?
No, but again, they're not dead.
> What about children that die in child birth should they be harvested for organs too?
The law only covers adults with the opt-out which would make this another no.
> Where does the line stop?
Pretty much exactly where the law says it does - "All adults in England will be considered as having agreed to donate their own organs when they die unless they record a decision not to donate (known as ‘opting out’) or are in one of the excluded groups."
[edit: Missed the A in "All"]