Organ Donor and Presumed Consent

presumed consent: Stephen McNeils government is proposing a presumed consent organ donor regimen for Nova Scotia, to address low donor rates; supporters urge a Nova Scotian conversation, according to The Chronicle Herald. Before any medical procedure performed in Canada except emergency procedures to save that individuals life informed consent to the procedures risks and benefits must be obtained or the procedure is illegal and Ironically, from one viewpoint, conversation is the problem. Obtaining consent for organ donation should involve an individualized conversation with donors, yet nothing like this occurs. A presumed consent regimen may only worsen things. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.