Why?...Why Not?...Why Not Me?...Why Not Now!?!?

It’s a shame for a person

to grow old without ever

seeing what their body

was capable of.

 

"I'm offended" ~ 21st Century

Those who are determined to be 'offended' will discover a provocation somewhere.
We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics.
And it is degrading to make the attempt.

Christopher Hitchens

To Tick or Not to Tick?

People who participate in organ donation programs are known to be powerfully influenced by the relevant default policy in effect (''opt-in'' vs. ''opt-out'').

Studies provide evidence that this difference in participation may occur in part because the requirement to opt-in or opt-out results in large differences in the meaning that individuals attach to participation.

A study by Davidai et al. (2012) examined this phenomena in relation to people's driving licences in Germany and Austria. Respondents who live in Germany, which employs an opt-in donation policy; and conversely, in Austria, they have an opt-out policy.

Can being lazy or not bothered have a bigger impact than you imagine? Well, in Germany: the 'tick box' if you DO want to donate leads to 12% being donors. However, in Austria, a country with a very similar culture and economic development: having a "tick box if you DON'T want to donate" leads to only 1% ticking the box. Consequently, 99% of people in Austria are organ donors!

The placement of organ donation differed significantly depending on whether it purportedly was made in an opt-in country or an opt-out country.

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