Sunday, September 21, 2008

How to solve the organ donor shortage

A simple public policy proposal that strikes me as a bit of a no-brainer: let's assume everyone is an organ donor unless otherwise specified. Currently we have the opposite policy in place, and this goes against common sense and the public interest.

All the infrastructure in place currently for organ donors to make themselves known (e.g., by adding a sticker to their driver's licenses) could easily be adapted to suit people who want it known that they don't want to be donors. And for those who don't have an opinion on the matter, or who might be inclined to be donors but don't have it sufficiently together to make their opinion known? Welcome aboard the organ donor bandwagon!

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