Challenging the status quo
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2009
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Wilkinson, D.
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Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2009; 6(2):235-237
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Dominic Wilkinson
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Harold Jaffe argues that we should adopt opt-out testing for HIV. There are paternalistic and utilitarian arguments for such an approach. In this commentary I draw attention to some similarities between his arguments and debates about opt-out systems of organ donation. I argue that the status quo bias provides both part of the reason that opt-out approaches work, and an explanation for why such approaches are sometimes resisted.
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© Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2009