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The Daily PollPoll: Should Ireland introduce an 'opt-out' service for organ donation?
A new system is being consider where it will be assumed that everyone has given their consent to donate their organs after death.
INSTEAD OF SIGNING up for an organ donor card or asking families for consent, the government is considering a new system where it is deemed that everyone will donate their organs after death.
If people are uncomfortable with such a move, they could ‘opt-out’ by explicitly registering a wish not to become an organ donor.
The Minister for Health James Reilly is now asking people for their views on such an ‘opt-out’ service that would help deal with the falling number of donors.
So what do you think? Should Ireland introduce an ‘opt-out’ service for organ donation?
Poll Results:
Yes (2976)
No (2774)
Not sure (427)
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