Presumed Consent Not Answer to Solving Organ Shortage in U.S., Researchers Say
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 14:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Changing the organ donation process in this country from opt-in -- by, say, checking a box on a driver's license application-- to opt-out, which presumes someone's willingness to donate after death unless they explicitly object while alive, would not be likely to increase the donation rate in the United States, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.