An opt-out system isn't the solution to Australia's low rate of organ donation
- Written by Neera Bhatia, Senior Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
If the family doesn't agree, the surgery won't go ahead.
Organ transplantation relies on the generosity of a person to volunteer their organs for donation after death, or the generosity of the family to gift or donate the organs of their deceased relative.
But last year, the organs of just 510 deceased donors were transplanted into Australian...
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