In Europe, 28,000 patients received a transplant in 2022, there were 52,000 on the waiting list; and every day, 19 people die while waiting for a transplant. To avoid this, countries such as Denmark are considering reforming their strict legislation on the subject, which considers the formula of tacit consent, that is, that it is the family of a deceased person who decides whether to donate their organs if the deceased’s will is unknown. For its detractors, the proposal is not very ambitious. How to increase the number of donors? Each one can save up to eight lives and improve the lives of 70 people. What is the secret of Spain, a world leader? The formula is shared with other EU countries: that if no opposition has been expressed to being a donor, every person who dies is a donor. The opposite is that to be a donor, it must be explicitly expressed, otherwise, their organs cannot be used under any circumstances (as currently in Denmark or Germany) or, in a more flexible variant, it is the family who decides.
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