The Opt-Out System Is A Violation Of Autonomy

As a matter of fact, the opt-out system places unfair treatments towards the poor and uneducated individuals who might not have a clear comprehension about the system and how to opt out. Even though attempts to impart public education on how to opt-out, it could not assure that all would comprehend and take actions, especially with people’s busy schedules and other responsibilities. Thereby, it is ethically inappropriate to automatically presume that people want their organs to be harvested. Thus, it is immoral to intrude a person’s body unless that person has given authorization to do so. In other words, the opt-out system is a violation of medical ethics of autonomy.
Personal Opinion
Researcher named Zeynep Burcu Ugur (2014) specified that the general people who are pro-presumed consent assert that an opt-out system could raise cadaveric donation rates because individuals become unsuccessful in registering their selections or may not have any preference for organ donation. Thus, there has been a positive increase in organ transplant in participating opt-out countries, but “opt-out consent countries still have significant transplant waiting lists and suffer from an organ donor shortage. According to Shepherd et al. (2014), the
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