... have to refuse to give up a small part of them they don't need very much anymore, when that can save another person's life?" Yes, I do agree that the Government does not have the power to force people to commit acts they do not want to do, but I think you'll find that actually people's free will has not been violated under this system, as they do have the option of opting out. Furthermore, the fact is that sometimes people have bad reasons for doing, or not doing, things, and as such it becomes necessary for others to intervene. There is a serious shortage of organs for transplant in the UK, with about 5,600 people on the transplant waiting list but fewer than 3,000 transplant operations carried out every year. In the UK there are around 5,500 patients on the kidney transplant waiting list but only around 1,700 operations ...

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