Monday, November 8, 2010
I'm in for "opt-out"
Let me just say i fully support the new "opt-out" organ donor laws that Western Australia could pass. Its shown with reserch that countries with "opt-out" donor laws have a higher amount of donors opposed to countries with "opt-in" laws. Spain (34 donors per million inhabitants) and with Austria (21 donors per million inhabitants) have high donor rates with a "opt-out", than some countries like Germany (16 donors) or Greece (6 donors) with opt-in systems have lower rates. Spains 34 donors per million results in about 1564 donating each year each one of those can the pontenial to save another 10 lives resulting in 15,640 people being saved each year. If you put it into perspective the donor is dead so they no longer need them, and the organs could save another 10 people, in my opinon the good far out ways the negative. I can see the view of the family members but i belive that its all for the greater good, and i hope they would view it the same way.
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Good research into other countries who have already implemented the opt-out laws...
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