Organ Donation Should be an Opt-Out System
Do You Think Organ Donation Should be an Opt-Out System?
Do You Think Organ Donation Should be an Opt-Out System? I do.
Currently America uses an "opt-in" system for organ donation, whereas a person must have declared earlier that they wished for their organs to be donated. I believe that an "opt-out" system would better serve America's needs. This system would automatically assume they wanted to donate their organs, unless they earlier declared that they did not. The opt-out system is based on presumed consent unless specified otherwise.
What YOU can do
Currently there are 98,634 on a waiting list for an organ in the US. Clearly something needs to be done. I suggest an opt-out system, but since that is not in place now, visit this website to find out more information on organ donation and how YOU can give the gift of life...
- OrganDonor.gov
U.S. Government Organ Donation/Transplantation
The Organ Donation Debate - What kind of organ donation system would be best?
Please keep this about the issue and not about the ladies on the View. Unrelated comments (on both sides) will be removed to make room for people will an opinion about the issue at hand: organ donation.
Organ Donation Should be an Opt-Out System
The View Debates Opt-Out vs. Opt-In Organ Donation
Once again...Joy vs. Elizabeth
The ladies on The View have an opinion on everything, and they have touched upon Opt-Out organ donation. Joy Behar brings up the idea as something she thinks would be a good idea because some people are superstitious about actually signing that line on their license. Elizabeth Hasselbeck disagrees saying that this is an absurd idea and connects the concept with the government taking from you. Watch the video here:
Would You Donate?
The whole idea behind the opt-out organ donation program is that more people would agree to organ donation than have actually made that known. Answer these two questions, so we can get an idea as to whether this truly is the case.
Would you donate your organs?
Have you opted-in?
Have you formally declared that you wish to donate your organs? (In your will, or by signing that spot on the back of your license)
Have you opted-in to the organ donation program?
Organ Donation Links - Great Resources on the Donation of Organs
- Donate Life America
Donate Life America is a not-for-profit alliance of national organizations and local coalitions across the United States dedicated to inspiring all people to save and enhance lives through organ, eye and tissue donation. - United Network for Organ Sharing: Organ Donation and Transplantation
UNOS oversees the national database of clinical transplant information and operates the computerized organ sharing system, matching donated organs to patients registered on the national organ transplant waiting list. - StudentDonor.org
Promotes awareness of organ donation on college campuses.
The Gift that Heals - Stories of hope, renewal and transformation through organ and tissue donation
