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Opt-out organ donation policies may reduce organ supply

Every day, 17 Americans die while waiting for an organ transplant. Opt-out organ donation policies, which enroll everyone into post-mortem donation programs by default unless people choose to opt out, ...
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Opt-out organ donation policies are reducing the amount of living donors, which is affecting the overall supply of organs, according to a new study

New research has shown opt-out organ donation policies may reduce living organ donors, leaving systems overall no better supplied with lifesaving organs. Opt-out organ donation policies which enrol ...
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Opt-out organ donation law has had little impact, charity says

A landmark law to increase the number of organ donors has had little impact 10 years after it was introduced, according to a charity and an academic. Wales was the first UK nation to adopt the "soft" ...
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Opt-out organ donation policies may reduce living organ donations

Every day, 17 Americans die while waiting for an organ transplant. Opt-out organ donation policies, which enroll everyone into post-mortem donation programs by default unless people choose to opt out, ...
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Opt-out organ donation policies might reduce organ supply

Switching to an opt-out policy has a lasting negative effect on living donor rates. Results of a difference-in-differences model with staggered treatment adoption. The vertical dashed lines in panel A ...