According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 72 percent of respondents stated that if a family member wished to donate organs upon being declared brain-dead, they would allow this to happen. In South Korea, the bereaved family can block organ donations even if the patient wanted to donate. It is also possible for the family to consent to organ donation as long as the patient had not previously explicitly refused to donate. However, the willingness to do so in this case was lower, at 58 percent.
Consenting to a family member's organ donation upon brain death in South Korea as of July 2023
Original question: "If a family member who wished to donate were declared brain-dead, would you be willing to proceed with the donation? If a family member who was not sure whether they wished to donate were declared brain-dead, would you be willing to donate?"
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Hankook Research. (December 6, 2023). Consenting to a family member's organ donation upon brain death in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451254/south-korea-organ-donation-familial-consent/
Hankook Research. "Consenting to a family member's organ donation upon brain death in South Korea as of July 2023." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451254/south-korea-organ-donation-familial-consent/
Hankook Research. (2023). Consenting to a family member's organ donation upon brain death in South Korea as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451254/south-korea-organ-donation-familial-consent/
Hankook Research. "Consenting to a Family Member's Organ Donation upon Brain Death in South Korea as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451254/south-korea-organ-donation-familial-consent/
Hankook Research, Consenting to a family member's organ donation upon brain death in South Korea as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451254/south-korea-organ-donation-familial-consent/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Consenting to a family member's organ donation upon brain death in South Korea as of July 2023 [Graph], Hankook Research, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451254/south-korea-organ-donation-familial-consent/
