CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Siaulytyte, Gabija |
|---|---|
| Title | Examining Organ Donation and Transplantation Policies: Presumed or Informed Consent to Increase Donations |
| Summary | All over the world, organ donation and transplantation demand is exceeding the supply, creating huge organ shortage problems resulting in long waiting lists. While many people are waiting for donors, policymakers debate the best ways to increase organ donation and transplantation rates. Although the European Union created its 2009-2015 Action Plan, in 2022, it continues to discuss new steps to tackle the organ shortage problem. The public policy literature primarily focuses on the effect the legal consent system (either presumed or informed consent system) has on organ donation rates. While some scholars conclude that changing the legal system to presumed consent increases organ donation rates, others state that the results are ambivalent and not statistically significant. Almost all authors agree, however, that the switch of the consent system alone is not sufficient and other changes alongside (such as introducing transplantation coordinators or improving the organ donation criteria) are necessary to increase organ donation rates. The empirical part of this thesis uses regression analysis. It reveals that in the European Union countries in 2011-2019, the presumed consent system is associated with higher rates of deceased and living organ donations but with lower rates of living organ transplantations. The findings suggest that the switch of the consent system can contribute to the goal of increasing organ donation rates. |
| Supervisor | Murugesan, Anand |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/siaulytyte_gabija.pdf |
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