Organ Donation on Track for a New Record Low?

Scoop: Organ Donation on Track for a New Record Low?:

"The organ donor registry reports our donor rates are lower at this years' half year point than at our record breaking low last year."

At the rate of 7 for every one million of their population then NZ has hit an all time low in organ donation and at least they have kept a sense of humour about it. Is it that low in practice? Probably not. This article mentions other countries but doesn't actually mention what Australia's record is. I still think it's something the people who are left grieving need to decide at the time. They are the ones who have to live through it and most people would agree to it. I guess people do not want to think about it but wouldn't begrudge their organs giving life to others in the event of their death. Doctors want cards to speed up the process but I think there is a move away from that so that loved ones are still in our control. Systems can be very heartless and thoughtless at times, even when they do not mean to be. I have told people I do not mind. I have also said it's what they can bear at the time and I think we need to be more honest about it. It isn't one person's decision because some family members can become quite traumatised. In general people support it, of course they do. It's not being managed in a way we can accept.