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Table 3 Themes and respective sub-themes from the deemed consent group

From: ‘If I donate my organs it’s a gift, if you take them it’s theft’: a qualitative study of planned donor decisions under opt-out legislation

Donor Choice

Themes

Sub-themes

Deemed Consent

1. The effortless choice

- I’m lazy, and this means less hassle

- It saves me a difficult choice

2. My organs won’t be any good

(No sub-theme)

3. I want to be an organ donor

- No need for organs when you’re dead

- Reciprocity

- Personal experience of donation