Donorcycles: Motorcycle Helmet Laws and the Supply of Organ Donors
the PMC and harvesting organs of alienated people, name a better duo
Donorcycles: Motorcycle Helmet Laws and the Supply of Organ Donors
the PMC and harvesting organs of alienated people, name a better duo
Yeah you should have a pretty good reason for opting out. Some religious beliefs don't like organ donation.
But to me it seems a selfish decision to opt out. You aren't using the organs anymore, you don't need them.
There are children on the waiting list who are going to die if they don't get organs.
Thousands of people die every year just in the US because they are waiting for kidneys
Because we have an opt-out system, the vast majority of people choose to donate their organs. About 73% of people will donate their organs. As opposed to the US, where only about 54% decide to donate. I think there's a meaningful difference between those circumstances.
Not to mention that "only 3 in 1,000 people die in a way that allows for deceased organ donation". Which makes the chance of me personally being responsible for someone not being able to be helped very small.
So the problem is more a matter of how people die than how many people donate.