Wednesday 12 October 2011

Should organ donors receive a free funeral?

Recently, the suggestion to offer a free funeral to people who donate their organs after they have passed has been given by the British Medical Ethics group.

It is believed that it would increase the number of people who are signed up to the Organ Donor Register and help save the lives of people who are depending on a transplant. It would also help support grieving families.

Although there are 18 million people in the UK who are currently signed up to donate, only 1000 people do so each year. This means that Britain has among the lowest donation rates in Europe and half as many as those carried out in the US.

So, do you think it would work?

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