Saying that should cease - Silence is consent

2022-07-28

Saying that should cease – Silence is consent Silence is not consent – it is silence! Making the connection between silence and agreement can be fraught with problem. Study on Organ Donation – http://www.dangoldstein.com/papers/DefaultsScience.pdf (more recent policy decision) https://iaesv.our.dmu.ac.uk/2020/07/14/organ-donation-the-societal-issue-solved-by-behavioural-economics/ (note that this is a great policy to increase available organs, despite the fact it does not depend on consent – cadavers no longer n...

Saying that should cease – Silence is consent

Silence is not consent – it is silence! Making the connection between silence and agreement can be fraught with problem.

Study on Organ Donation – http://www.dangoldstein.com/papers/DefaultsScience.pdf

(more recent policy decision) https://iaesv.our.dmu.ac.uk/2020/07/14/organ-donation-the-societal-issue-solved-by-behavioural-economics/ (note that this is a great policy to increase available organs, despite the fact it does not depend on consent – cadavers no longer need functioning organs)

(more nuanced understanding of the issue of opt-in/opt-out organ donation) https://www.arnoldventures.org/stories/a-misleading-chart-on-organ-donation-rates

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Credits:

Adam Johns – voiceover

Beverley McKiver – composer and player of the music Tell Me About Love

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