The NHS is considering its biggest shakeup of the ethical, legal and professional rules governing transplants, floating ideas to prolong the lives of people who have no chance of surviving in order to harvest their organs, and to make people opt out rather than in to the donor register.
The options are included in a survey of medical, scientific and public opinion to be launched this week to test the boundaries of what might be acceptable, as a precursor to significant reforms.
The survey, on the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) website from Saturday with a deadline of 21 September, will also suggest:
• Giving priority for transplants to the 19.1 million registered donors in the UK.
• Deploying new technologies to preserve organs beyond the current method of packing them on ice.
• New financial rewards for intensive care units for every organ they provide. Hospitals currently receive about £2,000 per organ to cover their costs, which the NHSBT compares with the €7,000 (£5,500) paid in Croatia.
• Presuming consent unless people have actively opted out.
Read More:http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jul/27/nhs-organ-donor-optout-transplants
As your blog quite clearly states this was a survey that asked peoples opinions on organ donation these were not ideas plucked out of the ether to annoy, anger or upset people.
If you feel so strongly that Opt Out organ donation is theft then if it comes into force in England (It is about to in Wales) then your option is clear – Opt Out. Simple as that.
Why should we have to OPT OUT? I Have heard this all before the opt out argument and it just doesn’t wash, I should not have to opt out of organ harvesting , which I know you will protest but that is what it is..ORGAN HARVESTING, Its just another Agenda21 neoliberal police state tyranny assuming they can do something unless I opt out, why can it not be opt in? out out is for enforcement because its easier to harvest the organs, presuming consent, presumption is the mother of all fuck ups ! opt in is choice! SIMPLE AS THAT! THE MATRIX WASTES NOTHING, THE DEAD ARE USED FOR THE LIVING.. WAKEUP …its my body dead or alive and anybody who supports this is a NWO sheep….simple as that!