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Those who are against easy organ donation often argue that it would provide incentives for doctors to strive less to save people in accidents or suffering from issues like brain tumors, since on strict utilitarian grounds, that person's death might save several others. This isn't something you know is happening except statistically, which means no redress for those (or their heirs) so affected. Lots of people don't want to feel as though they cannot trust their doctor, even if more lives might be saved overall.
And people who think so can opt-out obviously. Unless you think organ donations as a whole are a bad idea, opt-out is the right thing to do.
I actually do not necessarily agree with your last sentence. I think that organ donations as a whole are a good idea, but I don't think takings are a good default for all cases. I'm not sure about this case, partly because of the sticky issue of ownership and transfer, which I won't bother going into unless someone asks.