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Wesley J. Smith: Presumptuous consent

By Alliance Alert

Wesley J. Smith writing at First Things | On the Square: "'Presumed consent,' as this approach is known, is already the law in several countries, and studies are mixed as to whether they meaningfully increase the organ supply. But even if such laws have added to the number of transplantable organs in countries like Spain and France, as seems to be the case, we are not (yet) Europe. We value individualism over collectivism, autonomous decision making over the imposed 'greater good.' Indeed, presumed consent laws could unleash a boomerang effect: Many would resent the new approach as government coercion over one of the most intimate decisions anyone can make and protest by taking the opt out option."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on May 18, 2010 (boomark / email).