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Article: EDITORIAL: Proposed bill supports direct organ donation consent
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- February 15, 2005
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Staff Editorial
University Wire
02-15-2005
(Northern Star) (U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. -- Although it can save lives, the decision to become an organ donor should not be taken lightly.
And so Illinois lawmakers went a bit too far when deciding to let the deceased's next of kin have the last word in whether the donor's decision would be carried out.
A proposed bill, backed by Secretary of State Jesse White, would create a "first-person consent" organ and donor registry in Illinois. It would give the person, and not the family, the final decision on organ donation.
The bill could help save more lives by affirming the donor's decision.
Six million people in Illinois have decided to become donors. ...