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
- OrganDonor.gov
- U.S. Government Organ Donation/Transplantation
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 on February 26, 2009 they 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:The View Hot Topics - Organ Donation
The Organ Donation Debate
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
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John says:
The default should be the choice that helps others, that is, opt-out.
Posted December 14, 2009
mariah jane melchior says:
I agreee with both sides sure one side can make an argument that one it is your body and no one should be able to decided for you. But you are DEAD. if your going to be put in to the ground or burned any way? why be greedy. its your body and you can do what you want with it eh, well how about drugs, your body do what you want? Some times things are in law for a reason, hard drugs illagal, harm yoru body. that dission is made for you. and thats why i have to go with the fact that, it should be maditory your saving someones life. you already lived yours.
Posted December 09, 2009
Cheri says:
Being currently in the situation where my husband is awaiting a heart transplant, I feel that Opt-out is the way it should be done. If your organs are able to help someone else live upon your death then why wouldn't you want to give someone else life. That could be your last good act of kindness. By doing it by opt-out, it captures those people who haven't added it to their license and who have failed to make family members aware of their decision. I completely disagree with Elizabeth. I usually agree with her a lot but this is one area where she has totally missed it. If the day comes that you are in a situation where you or a family member needs an organ, I am sure it will change your mind if you think Opt-in is the way to go. Also, if you aren't willing to donate your own organs upon your death then why should you receive one in the event you need it? So many people will not donate but those same people are the first to stand in line for an organ. You find out a lot when you are faced with it. My husband can't donate much due to the anti-rejection medications he is currently on with his first heart transplant. However, he will donate his corneas and anything else that can be used.
Posted November 03, 2009
TheWhistler says:
Absolutely, brings it to people's attention. If you don't want to be a donor then speak up. We have the technology all we need now are the organs. If the naysayers required and organ or their loved ones did they would change their organs double quick.
Posted October 31, 2009
TheWhistler says:
I say the negative option should be used as in it is in Britain. If you don't want to be a donor then say so.
Posted October 31, 2009
PC says:
I think it's a great idea, either way we have a choice if we know ahead.
Posted September 20, 2009
kitty222 says:
I've been an organ donor for nearly as long as I've had my driver's license. It didn't cost anything extra up front and if anything happens to me, at least I have the satisfaction to know my useable organs and tissues are going to help people who need it.
P.S. re: previous comments: I have no objections to my organs going to convicts, unless they're on death row. It would be a total waste if one of my organs goes to someone on death row and then they're executed a month or a year later. Maybe there should be a thing where we can opt out of our organs going to people like that.
Posted September 11, 2009
bethd821 says:
That definitely sounds right to me. Did you know Organ Donation Awareness is a cause on FaceBook?
Posted September 07, 2009
Linda says:
My 19 year old daughter made the decision to be an organ and tissue donor just 2 days before she died in an automobile accident. What she didn't know, and most people don't, is that if you have a recent tattoo or piercing someone has to to be able to verify that it was done in a licensed facility. If we were not able to find out this information, she would not helped over 50 people with her generous gift. We thank God that our daughters friend was able to give us this information just in time. The government needs to make everyone aware of the guidelines for donations. If this was an opt-out program, I believe more people would be aware of the facts of donation and not be so afraid to be a donor.
Posted June 23, 2009
johncpate says:
At the recent TED conference, Dan Ariely, a behavioral economists shows how the opt-out system does significantly affect overall participation in organ donation. The link is below. The whole talk is great, but the bit about the opt-out system for organ donations starts around the 5 minute mark.
Personally, I think hoarding your own organs after you no longer need them is one of the most selfish things you can do.
http://tinyurl.com/qmk79w
Posted June 17, 2009
No way! It should stayopt-in.
Ener-G says:
I can't believe I'm agreeing with Elisabeth Hasselbeck about something. I think opt-in is the best. It makes you think about the issue and by choosing it, you are committing to something really important. I think the emphasis should be on organ donation awareness which the discussion on The View achieved. In the near future this won't be a necessary conversation because scientists are very close to "growing" organs in labs. (Saw that on Oprah).
Posted April 26, 2009
ee says:
that i beleive they should keep the optin system
Posted September 21, 2008
ben says:
my body, my parts. unless i say otherwise they should stay exactly where they are!
besides, us pathetic, self-important humans have already over-burdened this planet and what we need is more euthenasia and not prolong the meaningless life some twit for a few more months/years because some other twit forgot to opt-out!
and maybe in the soft, cotton candy western world no one will kill for body parts; but have you heard of the 3rd world? people sell their own kidneys just so they can eat. now imagine the opt-out! you wouldn't last 10 mins!
Posted April 08, 2008
Grasshoppa says:
The common thread is this: If I didn't make the decision (ANY of those decisions) while I was alive, why should someone override my wishes when I'm not alive and/or well? Why would it make sense in one context when it obviously doens't make sense in the others? Again, I'm just not seeing it. (Sorry, not trying to spam the lens, just clarifying).
Posted March 24, 2008
Grasshoppa says:
I can't? Why not? Are you saying there shouldn't be a decision involved, or that you don't *want* people to have a say in that decision? That's pretty darn silly.
The point is this: I *wouldn't* apply opt-out to marriage or voting, and I wouldn't apply it to this either. I was simply demonstrating *why* I think it's silly to push this.
Posted March 24, 2008
Grasshoppa says:
I'm trying to think what would happen if you applied the opt-out approach to other things. Like marriage, for instance. If we don't specify a preference for a spouse, should one be picked for us?
Or how about voting? If we don't go to the polls, should our unused vote automatically be used to support a default candidate?
I'm just not seeing it.
Posted March 24, 2008
ben says:
more importantly, are you saying that no one will kill for organs?!
like i said there is already a very ugly black-market for it with westerners going to 3rd world countries for organs. opt-out would be like declaring open season!
Posted March 24, 2008
ben says:
codswallop! i don't think i should have to tell ANYONE what they cannot do with my remains! there is already a black-market for organs; this would only encourage people to bump someone off for their organs. this is a stupid idea!
Posted March 23, 2008
Mellowd says:
I don't belive it should be opt-out you should have the right to choose to donate your organs, not be presumed as an organ donor. I worked in healthcare for years in ICU and I tell you It's sad when a person dies and they are not registered organ donors and CORE comes in and tries to pursued the family to allow them to take their loved ones organs. If you don't choose to donate that should be the end of it! It is our right to choose what we do with our body after death!
Posted March 21, 2008
RinchenChodron says:
Organ donation is the "Boddhisatva" thing to do - give to others. And I like the idea because it would increase the availability of organs, but on the other hand we should all have a right to choose. I guess this would not take away the right to choose except by not deciding. A hard decision but I did go with no.
Posted March 14, 2008
About Organ Donation
Organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting. Organs and tissues are removed in procedures similar to surgery. People of all ages may be organ and tissue donors.
There are many more donations from dead donors than by living people. The laws of different countries allow potential donors to permit or refuse donation, or give this choice to relatives. The popularity of donations varies substantially between countries.
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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.
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)
What are people saying on twitter about it?
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- Alcibiades33
- @IAmAru Thanks, man. Sorry to be so strident. (Side note: the ethics of opt-in or opt-out organ donor status is a fascinating issue!)
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- Daff57
- http://bit.ly/5sPpeU Wales moving to an opt out system for Organ Donation...
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- thegiftoflife
- This is what they will be talking about: http://bit.ly/5sPpeU Wales moving to an opt out system for Organ Donation...
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- wales_news
- Wrexham kidney patient backs opt-out organ donation for Wales http://bit.ly/4N1lph
Raising the Dead
Organ Transplants, Ethics, and Society
Raising the Dead: Organ Transplants, Ethics, and Society
Amazon Price: $16.13 (as of 12/21/2009)
Perhaps no medical breakthrough in the twentieth century is more spectacular, more hope-giving, or more fraught with ethical questions than organ transplantation. Each year some 25,000 Americans are pulled back from the brink of death by receiving vital new organs. Another 5,000 die while waiting for them. And what distinguishes these two groups has become the source of one of our thorniest ethical questions.
Organ Donation Video Clip
On Mandatory Organ Donation in the UK
Frantz Rant: Mandatory Organ Donation in the UK
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has a plan to end the suffering of thousands of folks who need organs - make organ donation an "opt-out" situation instead of "opt-in". Sounds like a good idea!
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Organ Donation Links
- OrganDonor.gov
- Access to U.S. Government Organ Donation/Transplantation Information
- 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.
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The Gift that Heals
Stories of hope, renewal and transformation through organ and tissue donation
The Gift that Heals: Stories of hope, renewal and transformation through organ and tissue donation
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The stories in this book are about life coming out of death. A police officer, left for dead in a hail of bullets, can golf and fish again; a woman, whose lungs were at one time so diseased that she was dependent on oxygen, has since climbed 5,000 feet to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park carrying a 25-pound backpack; a man who was fighting for his life went on to become an Olympic champion. On one side, they tell of transplanted human organs and tissue transforming lives and, on the other, the inspiring selflessness of the families who donated them at the bleakest moment of their lives.
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- mbgphoto mbgphoto Nov 1, 2009 @ 7:20 am
- Great debate...I think many people do not realize the importance of organ donation till someone close to them has been on a transplant list. Education is badly needed whether it be opt in or opt out!
Thank God...my 6 month old granddaughter just received a badly needed liver transplant! The waiting is so hard....Thank you for this lens!
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- TheWhistler TheWhistler Oct 31, 2009 @ 12:54 am
- Absolutely for this, way to go. The organs don't do a thing for you if you are dead. I know that Elizabeth Hasselbeck is a Republican is she a Christian? Because helping others to get of a Kidney Machine and prolong their lives is the Christian thing to do. It is the humane thing to do. You know those against are always change their minds once they need something. Nancy Reagan now says the stem cell research would be a good thing in light of what President Reagan went through before he died. Thanks for the lens.
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- kitty222 kitty222 Sep 11, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
- Good lens...I have no problem with switching over to an opt-out program as long as people know they can opt out if they want to. Certainly no one I know has any objections to doing something that saves lives, religious or otherwise.
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- bethd821 bethd821 Sep 7, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
- Great lens! Great cause!! 5* and fav.
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- JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Jul 31, 2009 @ 10:36 am
- Great lens!
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