Religious groups oppose Maryland organ donation bill

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Religious groups oppose Maryland organ donation bill
A. Brownfield

Maryland residents would have to opt out of the state's organ donation system under legislation before the General Assembly, angering religious groups that oppose it for ostensibly placing the state's law above God's.

The measure would require Marylanders to opt out of organ donation when they applied for a driver's license or state ID, as opposed to the current system, in which they can volunteer to opt in.

"The government does not have a lien on our bodies," said Catholic League President Bill Donohue. "The whole idea of opting out is offensive, because the predicate here is that the state has some claim on our organs."

The Catholic League joined Orthodox Jewish groups to defeat a similar New York bill in 2010.
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