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  2. People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a ...

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    Unlike the voluntary U.S. donation system, French law presumes all citizens and residents will be organ and tissue donors upon death unless they clearly opt out. After the reports from Kentucky reached France, the number joining that nation’s donation refusal registry jumped from about 100 people a day to 1,000 a day in the past week ...

  3. Center for Ethical Solutions - Wikipedia

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    While Spain does employ an opt-out system for organ donation, current legislation requires consent from the relatives of the deceased before organs can be donated, and research has suggested that the increased rate of organ donation should be attributed to the actions of the National Transplant Organization and not the legislative approach. [6]

  4. Mandated choice - Wikipedia

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    A 1992 survey found that 90% of American college students favored a mandated choice model for organ donation, compared with only 60% who favored presumed consent. [7] However, Texas implemented such a program, requiring drivers to make a choice on organ donation when obtaining licenses, and found that 80% of drivers declined to donate.

  5. Organ Donation Taskforce - Wikipedia

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    The ODTF carried out an investigation and published its second report "The potential impact of an opt out system for organ donation in the UK" on 17 November 2008 [6] This report provided an in-depth examination of the potential impact of changing to an opt out system of consent for organ donation. It concluded that an opt out system should not ...

  6. In Texas, can someone change the donor status on your ... - AOL

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    If you register as an organ donor, you are giving legal consent to have your organs removed and donated at the time of your death. ... DJ Unk, ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step’ rapper, dead at 43 ...

  7. Organ donation - Wikipedia

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    The opt-out organ donation scheme in Wales went live on December 1, 2015, and is expected to increase the number of donors by 25%. [75] In 2008, the UK discussed whether to switch to an opt-out system in light of the success in other countries and a severe British organ donor shortfall. [76]

  8. Organ donation in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Currently Australia's organ donation system is 'opt-in'. This means a person had to give consent (opt-in) to be a donor prior to their death, or their family can make the decision for them if they are considered a viable donor. [7] The 'opt-out' system is used in several countries around the world.

  9. Libertarian paternalism - Wikipedia

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    Countries that have an "opt-out" system for voluntary organ donation (anyone who did not explicitly refuse to donate their organs in the case of accident is considered a donor) experience dramatically higher levels of organ donation consent, than countries with an opt-in system. Austria, with an opt-out system, has a consent rate of 99.98% ...