Organ donation: whether we opt in or out, research finds it's the will of our family that matters

By Alberto Molina Pérez, Investigador posdoctoral en ética y epistemología de la medicina, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados (IESA - CSIC)
David Rodríguez-Arias, Profesor de Bioética, Universidad de Granada
Janet Delgado, Research Assistant in Departamento de Filosofía I, Universidad de Granada

Contrary to what we may think, changing people’s default status from non-donor to donor cannot significantly increase organ donation rates — as long as the family is involved in the decision.

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