Organ Donations and Presumed Consent

Organ donations were in the news in 2010 as legislatures in New York, California and other states considered presumed consent — making everyone an organ donor unless they opt out –and physicians considered whether it should be part of advance care planning. Terry Rosell, the Rosemary Flanigan Chair at the Center for Practical Bioethics, explores some of the ethical issues raised by presumed consent. (June 18, 2010)