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We all know that organ donation saves lives, but only a third of us sign up to be donors. That’s why plans to move to an opt-out system of consent for organ donation across the whole of the UK are garnering broad support. Yet despite the idea’s popularity, it is unlikely to cut the numbers of people who die while on the organ waiting list. For that, we will need to look at other approaches.
Most of the UK currently works on an opt-in basis, …