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Opt-out donation and tacit consent: a reply to Wilkinson and De Wispelaere
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In this reply to Wilkinson and De Wispelaere, I argue that an opt-out donation system can be regarded as tacit consent. I first separate the opt-in/opt-out issue from that of the role that the family ought to play. I then argue that what De Wispelaere calls minimal approval-tracking is not obviously necessary and that, even if it were, opt-out schemes can satisfy this requirement.
- Informed consent
- philosophical ethics
- enhancement
- donation/procurement of organs/tissues
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