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	<title>Comments on: It&#8217;s The Policy, Stupid !!</title>
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		<title>By: Kedar</title>
		<link>http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/#comment-2227</link>
		<dc:creator>Kedar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello Abi,

You are right. Eye donation is donation of corneas.

Also by no means I am criticizing the people raising awareness.  They are the first line of defense against the problem. 

However at some point that policy change must occur. That is in long term interest of the blind  people(or any other people who need organs) 

There is no country that has made progress because it had strong army of social workers. But every country that has had effective policies has shined on the world map.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Abi,</p>
<p>You are right. Eye donation is donation of corneas.</p>
<p>Also by no means I am criticizing the people raising awareness.  They are the first line of defense against the problem. </p>
<p>However at some point that policy change must occur. That is in long term interest of the blind  people(or any other people who need organs) </p>
<p>There is no country that has made progress because it had strong army of social workers. But every country that has had effective policies has shined on the world map.</p>
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		<title>By: Abi</title>
		<link>http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/#comment-2226</link>
		<dc:creator>Abi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also would just like to point out what you refer to as &quot;eye donation&quot; is generally donation of the corneas to people whose eyes don&#039;t work properly rather than people without eyes receiving a whole eye...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also would just like to point out what you refer to as &#8220;eye donation&#8221; is generally donation of the corneas to people whose eyes don&#8217;t work properly rather than people without eyes receiving a whole eye&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Abi</title>
		<link>http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/#comment-2225</link>
		<dc:creator>Abi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Whilst I agree an opt in system has come merits it is not the only answer and I would be careful dismissing raising awareness.

There are a few problems with an Opt out system, first many officials woryr it would be too contraversial so some countries are unlikely to ever change their policy, Second if the system were to change there would be a sudden increase in the number of organs being donated, while this is great there needs to be an extremely strong system in place first to handle such a change and ensure organs are not wasted.

Finally, many transplants do not take place because the family of the donor over rule and this is a problem an opt in cannot solve because whatever the law, doctors tend to listen to the grieving family. By encouraging families to disucss their wishes and raising the profile of organ donation, awareness can help with this problem.

I think it&#039;s great you are encouraging an opt out system but please don&#039;t criticise people raising awareness because it still plays a vital part in encouraging people to sign up and even with an opt out awareness would be needed to show people why it is important not to opt out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whilst I agree an opt in system has come merits it is not the only answer and I would be careful dismissing raising awareness.</p>
<p>There are a few problems with an Opt out system, first many officials woryr it would be too contraversial so some countries are unlikely to ever change their policy, Second if the system were to change there would be a sudden increase in the number of organs being donated, while this is great there needs to be an extremely strong system in place first to handle such a change and ensure organs are not wasted.</p>
<p>Finally, many transplants do not take place because the family of the donor over rule and this is a problem an opt in cannot solve because whatever the law, doctors tend to listen to the grieving family. By encouraging families to disucss their wishes and raising the profile of organ donation, awareness can help with this problem.</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s great you are encouraging an opt out system but please don&#8217;t criticise people raising awareness because it still plays a vital part in encouraging people to sign up and even with an opt out awareness would be needed to show people why it is important not to opt out.</p>
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		<title>By: TCG Inc.</title>
		<link>http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/#comment-2224</link>
		<dc:creator>TCG Inc.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i&#039;ve quoted your article in my blog. I hope its not a problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i&#8217;ve quoted your article in my blog. I hope its not a problem.</p>
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		<title>By: It&#8217;s policy&#8230;Stupid!!! &#171; अनुच्छेद per diem !!!!!!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/#comment-2223</link>
		<dc:creator>It&#8217;s policy&#8230;Stupid!!! &#171; अनुच्छेद per diem !!!!!!!!!!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/ When India became independent, we copied our policies and regulations mostly from Britain. Britain has this thing called &#8220;Opt In&#8221; policy, where if you wish to donate your organs, you need to sign papers saying you wish to do so. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] <a href="http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/" rel="nofollow">http://kedarsoman.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/its-the-policy-stupid/</a> When India became independent, we copied our policies and regulations mostly from Britain. Britain has this thing called &#8220;Opt In&#8221; policy, where if you wish to donate your organs, you need to sign papers saying you wish to do so. [...]</p>
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