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Old 22-04-2010, 17:40   #30
martyh
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Re: the ethics of organ donating

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Originally Posted by gazzae View Post
Won't somebody think of the children

Once someone is old enough to decide for themselves (while children can join the donor scheme it still requires parent/guardian permission until they are 18) and they choose not to join the scheme then they should forfeit any right to receive an organ from the scheme. Sure it’s not fair, but since when is burying healthy organs when people are crying out for them fair?
you might possibly be able to justify that if we use a opt out system but with the present system there are to many variables .people think they are registered by carrying a donor card but that is not the case so a system were people have to opt out of donating organs would possibly be justification for your system

and by the way it's not just children i was thinking about what about mentaly handicapped people
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