Comments on: Should you have to "opt out" of organ donation? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/should-you-have-to-opt-out-of-organ.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/should-you-have-to-opt-out-of-organ.html#comment-75481 Anonymous Sat, 26 May 2007 15:49:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/should-you-have-to-opt-out-of-organ-donation.html#comment-75481 Given the zeitgeist of the time for the retreat of liberty before all claims for better health, why even let people opt out. <br/><br/>Everything subservient to health, everything for health, nothing incompatible with health.<br/> ---Mussolini, modern paraphrase Given the zeitgeist of the time for the retreat of liberty before all claims for better health, why even let people opt out.

Everything subservient to health, everything for health, nothing incompatible with health.
—Mussolini, modern paraphrase

]]> By: Petrihttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/05/should-you-have-to-opt-out-of-organ.html#comment-75452 Petri Fri, 25 May 2007 19:39:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/05/should-you-have-to-opt-out-of-organ-donation.html#comment-75452 Miamimed had an interesting view concerning organ donation. One that puts a different light on the topic of presumed consent. In this post <br/><br/>http://medicaleconomics.blogspot.com/2007/03/organ-transplantation-how-to-bankrupt.html<br/><br/>He argues quite well that a surge in organ supply may very well bankrupt the US healthcare system. When an something is given for free there is infinite demand. Perhaps instead of presumed consent the better option is to offer benefits for organ donation, such as taking on some funeral costs. Miamimed had an interesting view concerning organ donation. One that puts a different light on the topic of presumed consent. In this post

http://medicaleconomics.blogspot.com/2007/03/organ-transplantation-how-to-bankrupt.html

He argues quite well that a surge in organ supply may very well bankrupt the US healthcare system. When an something is given for free there is infinite demand. Perhaps instead of presumed consent the better option is to offer benefits for organ donation, such as taking on some funeral costs.

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