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First, the lack of a public vote on this issue is troubling.

Second, it's inappropriate for a state agency to make such personal decisions on behalf of people without asking. Choice matters, and it's each individual's choice to make.

Finally, was this even necessary? Why not simply ask the family at the time of death? If there's no surviving family, THEN the state decides. Last, not first.

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> First, the lack of a public vote on this issue is troubling.

Not like every law in the UK gets some kind of referendum first. There are tons of laws which have been introduced which affect me, where I did not get a vote at. That's a problem with our democratic systems, and how the ruler's of one country affect the lives of others (e.g. via threat of war, diseases/epidemics, economy, and so on and so forth).

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