‘If I donate my organs it’s a gift, if you take them it’s theft’: a qualitative study of planned donor decisions under opt-out legislation

‘If I donate my organs it’s a gift, if you take them it’s theft’: a qualitative study of planned donor decisions under opt-out legislation

Abstract Background There is a worldwide shortage of donor organs for transplantation. To overcome this, several countries have introduced an opt-out donor consent system. This system, soon planned for Scotland and England means individuals are automatically deemed to consent for organ donation unle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jordan Miller, Sinéad Currie, Ronan E. O’Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Organ donation
Opt-out consent
Medical mistrust
Bodily integrity
Family refusal
Qualitative study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7774-1

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