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Not sure I agree with this.

Why not? You can opt out, and the legislation still makes the family wishes have priority over all others.

I disagree with people dying while being on a waiting list, while perfectly viable organs that could save or change their life go to waste.

I am just spare parts.

I think it is a good idea. It seems to be fairly balanced legislation, the family can still say no or as Caleb pointed out you can opt out of it.

I worked on the team that developed Albertas' Organ Donor system. I can tell you, even if there wasn't legislation that said the families wishes came first, there isn't a Doctor around that will harvest organs without the Families consent.

I've been a registered donor for years now. I just checked and I registered in 1998.

They can have it all and hopefully some of it will still be useful or at least interesting.

I signed the donor card 50 years ago... they better come and get them while they're still in reasonably good shape.

In Alberta, there is a little symbol on your drivers license to indicate you are a donor.

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/renew-your-d ... -1.1860004

If you don't have the symbol, you get asked if you want to sign up when you renew your license.

You look very different from what I imagined.

Every province need to adopt this asap.

Here, it's an option when you renew your health insurance card, because some people don't have a drivers license.

Concur.




-J.

Here, it's an option when you renew your health insurance card, because some people don't have a drivers license.

Like, everyone on the Decarie Freeway.

I'm trying to think of where the worst drivers I'm seen were and nothing comes to mind except "parking lots".

Sounds like a great idea. They don't need them anymore, why let them go to waste?