Is 'presumed consent' the best policy for increasing voluntary organ donation?

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Some people looking to increase the availability of organs for transplantation are lobbying for a presumed consent law that would assume that all dead people wanted to donate their organs unless they expressly stated otherwise. Opponents of the idea claim that presumed consent would do away with the role of the surviving family members in such decisions, and would offend various cultural sensibilities.

Laws, regulations and rules, Political aspects, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., Organ transplantation, Tissue transplantation, Transplantation, Organ donors, Tissue donors

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A question of policy

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The expansion of the National Park System (NPS) is taking place with the inclusion of many new parks. NPS officials are creating new methods to gather funds and improve standards of the parks. Controversies surround the choice of new firms to manage the parks, such as Delaware North Cos replacement of Yosemite Park and Curry Co as the concessionaire of Yosemite.

Powers and duties, United States. National Park Service

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Big and bigger: a $39-billion deal challenges Ottawa's policy on bank mergers

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The proposed merger of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal would be the largest-ever corporate merger in Canada. The bank chairmen maintain that the deal is necessary to compete in the global market, but many Canadians worry about harmful effects for consumers.

Banking industry, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Cover Story, Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada

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