Singapore and their Organ Donation Policy
Usually when it comes to government you can pretty much guarantee that if there is a “right way” to do something, it is probably not being done by your government, either through incompetence or corruption. Sad but true. And when they want to change, it is usually a slow, painful process that is far more costly than it should be.
But now and then, a government gets something right. For example, in Singapore, organ donation is opt-out, not opt-in, like it should be. Here, Check it out.
Organ transplantation in Singapore involves HOTA, which mandates organ donation unless opted out, and MTERA, allowing anyone 18+ to pledge organs with next of kin consent if not pledged.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. If you’re dead, you don’t need your organs anymore. This is just a no-brainer. Any religious ideas of “violating the body” are just nonsense in my opinion. You cannot harm a dead person. The body is meat, which will decay into the ground, assuming a burial. Given how our bodies all end up, what is the problem with allowing your organs to save someone else?
C’mon Canada, this is obvious!