Tag Archives: Organ Donation

06Jul/17

To solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws – STAT

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STAT

To solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws
STAT
It’s called opt-out organ donation or “presumed consent” and it means that basically every resident is an organ donor unless they remove themselves from that list. Some version of opt-out organ donation already exists in 25 European countries including …
Being an organ donor is your choice, not the state’s to dictateIndependent Online

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06Jul/17

Heathcote remembers Rikki Stephens; raise awareness of organ and tissue donation – Bendigo Advertiser

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Bendigo Advertiser

Heathcote remembers Rikki Stephens; raise awareness of organ and tissue donation
Bendigo Advertiser
HEATHCOTE Football Netball Club will use this Saturday’s clash against Colbinabbin to remember a former teammate and friend and raise awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donations. The Saints are holding a Rikki Stephens Memorial …
05Jul/17

Three Melbourne families form tight bond during children’s wait for liver transplant – Herald Sun

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Three Melbourne families form tight bond during children’s wait for liver transplant
Herald Sun
Each underwent surgery within weeks of being born to connect the small intestine to the liver but it failed to prevent their need for an organ transplant if they were to reach their first birthday. All three had “tears and skin that glowed yellow”, a …
05Jul/17

Baby backs dad’s organ donor campaign – Wigan Today

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Wigan Today

Baby backs dad’s organ donor campaign
Wigan Today
As part of Louise’s appeal, she was keen to advise people signing up to the organ donor register to inform their families of their wishes. Despite the personal decision to donate one’s organs after death, families of the deceased still have the right …
05Jul/17

Max Johnson, 9, begs Theresa May to make organ donation ‘opt-out … – Metro

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Max Johnson, 9, begs Theresa May to make organ donation ‘opt-out …
Metro
A schoolboy in desperate need of a heart transplant has pleaded with Theresa May to make organ donation ‘opt-out’. Max Johnson, 9, has been waiting six …
The Herald backs national campaign to change organ donation laws …Plymouth Herald
“Please save my life Prime Minister”: Heart transplant boy Max …Mirror.co.uk
‘Please save my life Prime Minister’Crewe Chronicle
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05Jul/17

Why organ donation in England needs reviewing – The Bolton News (blog)

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Why organ donation in England needs reviewingThe Bolton News (blog)THANK goodness there may soon be some sense over the whole business of organ donation. The government is now considering whether England should follow Wales in bringing in a system of t…

04Jul/17

“Please save my life Prime Minister”: Heart transplant boy Max Johnson in plea to change donor law – Mirror.co.uk

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Mirror.co.uk

“Please save my life Prime Minister”: Heart transplant boy Max Johnson in plea to change donor law
Mirror.co.uk
The Mirror is calling on the Government to change the law on organ donation so that people are automatically potential organ donors unless they opt out, to save thousands of extra lives. And Max, who has been following our coverage since we highlighted …
Heart transplant schoolboy Max Johnson, 9, pleads with Theresa May to change donor laws as he faces race against …The Sun

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