I think the organ donation thing is a good idea - as many of us would not like to think about "in the event of suddenly kicking the bucket - you can use my organs for transplantation and/or medical experimentation and/or a mixed grill" thing.
I could not agree more.
I am a registered organ donor but the new arrangement would make we want to opt out.
The Spanish are world leaders in organ donation, and have been for years; they were amongst the first nations in the world to adopt 'presumption of consent' legislation (1979 the legislation was enacted).
From c2000 donations per year, in excess of 5000 transplants can be achieved. Think about that; 5000 people, per year, with hugely increased life and outcome chances. To deny even one of these people a chance at a better life, because you don't like a piece of legislation that won't affect you in the slightest when you're strumming a harp - well, f**k me, I really don't know where to start.
So at the moment you want bits of your body to be used to save other people when you die.
However, if the government change the system from opting in to organ donation to opting out, a change that will not affect you in any way whatsoever, you're fine with people needing a transplant dying that you would otherwise have saved?
It does come across as a bit petty.
A BIT petty? It comes across as slightly more petty than the old lady in my local supermarket who turns her shopping bags inside out in order to deny Waitrose free advertising, and makes a very loud show of telling the 17yr old lass working the till that she's doing so. Stickin' it to da man, I tell ya.