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AD1:
In 2007, there was a significant imbalance between the supply and demand of donated organs. Despite the growing waiting lists for transplants, the number of organs available for donation was decreasing.
This unfortunate combination of circumstances led to a high mortality rate, which could have been mitigated with a solvable solution.
AD2:
In 1968, the definition of death was redefined to include more than just the presence or absence of vital signs. Legal death no longer requires clinical death, and a person who is brain dead with a working heart and lungs can be declared legally dead.
In this scenario, the heart can be supported by medication and a respirator can maintain breathing.
Organ transplantation is legal when an individual is declared brain dead, but only 1-2% of hospital deaths meet this criteria, and deaths outside of hospitals are rarely a source of usable organs.
Approval for organ donation must also be given, either by the individual before legal death or by their family. As a result, the number of donation opportunities is low and actual donations are even lower.
To address this issue, three solutions are presented in the texts. Text 1 proposes switching from an opt-in to an opt-out system, where individuals are presumed willing to donate their organs unless they have opted out.
This proposal is supported by organizations such as the British Medical Association, but not by the Patient's Association.
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