Time to move to presumed consent for organ donation

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 May 2010 United Kingdom English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 340, pages c2188-c2188 (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1468-5833,

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Authors: Bird, Sheila M.; Harris, John;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.c2188

pmid: 20442244

Time to move to presumed consent for organ donation

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Abstract

Given the UK’s modest 60% consent rate for donation of organs from brain stem dead donors, Sheila Bird and John Harris argue that allowing donation unless the donor has explicitly opted out would substantially increase the number of organs available

Country

United Kingdom

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Medical Research Council
United Kingdom
MRC Biostatistics Unit
United Kingdom
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
University of Manchester
United Kingdom

Keywords

Attitude to Death, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Health Policy, Humans, Family, Presumed Consent, United Kingdom

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