While praised by transplant advocates, the model law has stirred concern among some doctors and bioethicists. Critics say it could result in people becoming donors or kept on life support against their or their family's wishes. And some worry that the measure could make doctors more hesitant about administering morphine and other drugs to make dying patients comfortable, for fear of rendering their organs useless for transplantation.
I recommend reading the whole article, and I do believe that organ donation should be a voluntary process. I also believe those who are dying deserve every comfort including medications that may damage an organ, the concept of allowing someone to die in pain so that an organ might be more useful, isn't one I'd support no matter who was on an organ transplant list....
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IMO, if the patient has had their wishes made their wishes known, in writing and in advance, no one should be allowed to go against their wishes..., NO ONE!
As you said Lisa, donation should be encouraged, but it is ultimately a personal decision, and should also be respected.
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