A life or death decision best made when living

THE DRAFT OF THE CIVIL CODE, which is now undergoing its third reading, has a new clause intended to encourage people to donate their organs. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

According to the draft, after a person passes away, his or her spouse, adult children or parents can jointly decide to donate the body for medical use, unless the deceased explicitly expressed his or her objection before dying.

It means, if people have not made a decision on whether or not to donate their organs during their lifetime, their next of kin can make the decision to donate the organs.