BMJ 2007;335 (28 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.39287.684086.80
Editor's Choice
Editor's choice
Presumed consent
Fiona Godlee, editor, BMJ
fgodlee@bmj.com
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In his report on the nation's health (BMJ 2007;335:113 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.523657.4E), England's chief medical officer Liam Donaldson calls for presumed consent for organ donation. The BMA has long campaigned for such a system, and to this we can add the weight of the BMJ and its readers. Independence from the BMA (last week's editor's choice doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.634977.47) means we sometimes usefully concur. Our head to head on 26 May asked whether presumed consent was the answer to organ shortages (BMJ 2007;334:1088 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39199.475301.AD; BMJ 2007;334:1089 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39199.475301.AD). While the arguments against were interesting, those in favour were convincing, and most readers who responded to our poll (although our smallest turnout yet) were in favour.
As I write, someone I know is preparing to donate a kidney to a friend. What's astounding about this is not only her generosity and courage but the fact that
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