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Poll: How Will You Answer Compulsory Organ Donor Question?

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First Posted: 01/08/11 11:55 BST Updated: 01/10/11 11:12 BST

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There are around 8,000 people currently waiting for organ donors in the UK.

From Monday people will have to answer questions on organ donation before they can complete a driving licence application.

A previously optional question on becoming an organ donor will now be compulsory when a licence is applied for through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website.

More than 8.5 million people have signed up to the NHS Organ Donor Register through an existing scheme with the DVLA, but it is now hoped that number will increase. Similar changes in the United States saw the percentage of people choosing to become donors almost double.

There are around 8,000 people currently waiting for organ donors in the UK.

Health Minister Anne Milton said:

"Being an organ donor is a truly selfless act and a life saving gift to someone in need. Only 29 per cent of people in the UK have registered to donate organs, when we know 90 per cent of people in the UK have expressed interest in donating.

"We want to make it easier for people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register when they apply for their driving licence and encourage everyone to discuss their organ donation wishes with their loved ones. The changes to the DVLA website will do just that but you don't have to wait. Anyone can sign up today by filling a form online at www.organdonation.nhs.uk or calling 0300 123 23 23."

How will you answer the question? Take our poll below to see how others responded.

Quick Poll

Do you want to register as an NHS organ donor?

Yes, I would like to register

I do not wish to answer this question now

I am already registered on the NHS Organ Donor Register

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From Monday people will have to answer questions on organ donation before they can complete a driving licence application. A previously optional question on becoming an organ donor will now be comp...
From Monday people will have to answer questions on organ donation before they can complete a driving licence application. A previously optional question on becoming an organ donor will now be comp...
From Monday people will have to answer questions on organ donation before they can complete a driving licence application. A previously optional question on becoming an organ donor will now be comp...
From Monday people will have to answer questions on organ donation before they can complete a driving licence application. A previously optional question on becoming an organ donor will now be comp...
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Robin Star
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03:15 PM on 08/01/2011
So what,your organs belong to the state unless you put in writing you want them back?
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pperrin
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01:02 PM on 08/01/2011
If they are going to force the question on us they should at least give us the full range of options - why is there no 'NO I DO NOT WANT TO DONATE ANY ORGANS' option?

Organs are not actually donated to the sick, they are surrendered to untrustworthy medics who have been known to sell organs to foreign patients for the highest fee they can achieve.

I would only donate if I could specify that my organs go to those the NHS persecutes - smokers, drinkers, overweight etc. Or my family can choose who gets them. Those running the medical profession are not gods they are bossy jobsworths and greedy 'businessmen'.
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vectradt1
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08:59 AM on 08/02/2011
And your proof that organs are sold is????????
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pperrin
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03:19 PM on 08/16/2011
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202222/Surgeons-banned-using-NHS-organs-20-000-private-transplants.html

I don't know if the law has been passed yet, but it shows surgeons cannot be trusted.
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zenb
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12:11 PM on 08/01/2011
Having recently applied for a licence, and seeing this question it was quite disconcerting.

You have a few minutes to complete your provisional-licence application before the 'timeout', and they throw in a question saying 'which organs would you wish to donate' and you're given a bunch of check-boxes with various organs next to them.

I felt it was a little weird that you were rushed into deciding the fate of your separate organs, it didn't direct you to another website where you could take your time either.
Anyway for me it was a no-brainer (no, they don't take your brain) to donate all my organs/tissue, but I still think it's a sensitive question to just throw in to a driving licence application!
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OvertOddity
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11:03 PM on 08/01/2011
How is "Would you like your last act on this planet to be saving the lives of up to six different people?" a "sensitive question?" That's just a different way of putting it.
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zenb
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12:23 AM on 08/02/2011
For me or you it's not a difficult decision, but for others it is. There are a lot of people who find the concept difficult, and also many people who aren't decided on which organs they'd donate. like for example some people have issues letting their skin and eyes being harvested... but that's a decision they're asked to make on the spot.
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