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The Organ Donation System Requires A Complete Overhaul
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Opt-out organ donation system could save thousands of lives, but it requires a complete overhaul and infrastructure. Spain is currently the world leader with a donation rate of nearly 35 donors per million people compared to the United State's bit more than 20 donors per million.
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Organ donation relies more on dedicated resources than countries' opt-in/opt-out system; America has a high rate of people willing to donate their organs, but it is the lack of dedicated resources that the system fails.
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Organ donation relies more on dedicated resources than countries' opt-in/opt-out system; America has a high rate of people willing to donate their organs, but it is the lack of dedicated resources that the system fails.
ChapterThe Organ Donation System Requires A Complete Overhaul
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The switch from explicit consent to presumed consent in organ donation would save thousands of lives annually, increasing donation rates in a country by roughly 16.
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The switch from explicit consent to presumed consent in organ donation would save thousands of lives annually, increasing donation rates in a country by roughly 16. However, it is not the only factor that matters, as an infrastructure for successful organ donation needs to be in place.