Soylent Green: A Step Closer To Forced Organ Donation

In five years, New Jersey residents
seeking driver's licenses will have to decide whether they want to
become organ donors under a new first-of-its kind law.
The names of residents who want to be
organ donors will be maintained in a state registry, while those who
decide against organ donation will have to acknowledge reviewing
information about it.

"Ultimately, we want to move this
important conversation out of the emergency room, where illness and
injury already create a profound burden, and into the living room,
where a thoughtful and deliberate decision can be reached without the
pain of loss looming on the horizon," said Acting Gov. Richard J.
Codey, who signed the bill into law Tuesday. Codey was filling in for
Gov. Jon S. Corzine, who was in Israel.
Howard M. Nathan, president and CEO of
the Gift of Life Donor Program, has said New Jersey would be the first
state to impose such requirements.
The state has five years to get the
program up and running. People who currently have licenses won't have
to make their decision until they apply for a renewal. Individuals who
aren't ready to decide may designate a decision-maker on their behalf.
The law, known as the New Jersey Hero
Act, also makes the state the first to incorporate mandatory organ
donation education into the high school curriculum, beginning with the
2009-10 school year.
At the collegiate level, institutions of
higher education will be required to provide information on New
Jersey's organ donor policies through student health services.
"We're raising the dialogue about organ
donation and ensuring that New Jerseyans talk to their loved ones about
the possibility of becoming a donor," said Sen. Joseph Vitale, a bill
sponsor.
Cathleen Lewis, spokeswoman for the New
Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, said about 1.75 million New Jersey
residents have checked the organ donation box when applying for either
a license or an identification card. That's 24.5 percent of the state's
licenses and ID cards.
About 99,000 people in the United States
await organ donations, according to the United Network for Organ
Sharing, including 3,050 in New Jersey.
Since 1995, more than 85,000 Americans
have died waiting for an organ, including nearly 1,900 New Jerseyans,
according to the network.

A recent national report card prepared
by the educational group Donate Life America shows a 10 percent
increase in donor designations over the last 18 months, bringing the
total number of registered donors in the United States to nearly 70
million.
According to the group, 35 percent of
licensed drivers and ID card holders have committed themselves to
donation through a state registry or motor vehicle department.
"By increasing outreach and education,
all New Jerseyans will be able to make better-informed decisions
regarding organ and tissue donation," Assemblyman John F. McKeon said.
"Ensuring every resident knows the vital importance of organ donation
will make it easier for many more people to take the simple but truly
heroic step that can help save a life."

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Soylent Green: A Step Closer To Forced Organ Donation

Soylent Green: A Step Closer To Forced Organ Donation

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