I’ve discussed the repugnance of the Welsh presumed consent law for organ donation before, so I won’t rehash the arguments again. However, until I read this piece, I had no idea just how repugnant they are.
Living donors who lack the mental capacity to express a view could also be deemed to consent to donation by experts acting in their best interests.
The article has been slightly amended since I first saw it yesterday, as it expanded on this point – that carers suffering from kidney disease, for example, could have one from the person they were caring for.
An example would be the donation of a kidney to a family member who was their main carer, where consent can already be deemed under current rules.
The people who proposed this have no moral compass. I’m not aware of anyone deeming it okay under current rules to take someone’s body bits without their express consent while they are still alive. Jospeh Mengele would be proud. They go beyond a lack of ethics, they are depraved. They have decided that our bodies – alive or dead – may be dissected and used at the whim of the state. Evil doesn’t come close to describing them.
I am totally appalled. I knew the the Welsh were c*nts but this exceeds even my expectations…
I’d never be in that situation, I do not consider any act of bastardry beyond the Welsh.
On my iPhone, the first line that appears is:
“I have discussed the repugnance of the Welsh.”
It is because I agree with this sentiment that it is very unlikely I’d ever find myself in Wales. The odd whiny git is one thing, a whole nation is too much.
However, I do wonder what the situation is for non-Welsh residents foolish enough to visit this hell hole. Will they be presumed to have consented? If so, it would seem only right that any company involved in Welsh tourism should warn prospective clients. It would be funny it the law of unintended consequences should harm the Welsh economy.
You have to have lived in Wales for 12 months.
12 months in Wales? You call that living?
To be fair, it would seem longer.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the “fundamental change” gave hope to over 200 people in Wales needing new organs.
Those of us still making full use of these organs are now sleeping with one eye open. Since no organs are taken from the dead, only those alive in some sense, the living have much to fear.