ITV News |
Sheffield man waiting for bowel transplant issues opt-out organ donation plea
ITV News A man from Sheffield who has been told he will die if he doesn’t get a bowel transplant has urged all MPs to vote for a new opt-out organ donor system. Ricky Moate, 33, had a birth defect that meant that his intestines grew outside of his abdomen … |
Toowoomba Chronicle |
Organ donation gave son best shot at life
Toowoomba Chronicle THE only thing Ross Veivers knows about his kidney is it came from a young man and that without the transplant, he wouldn’t be alive. He’s grateful to the kind stranger who registered his willingness to donate his organs, but has never tried to track … |
6 On Your Side |
Meridian teens’ organ donation bill headed to House floor for vote
6 On Your Side House Bill 546 changes the age teens are allowed to be an organ donor from 16 to 15. “Many people don’t know that in organ donation the organs donated have to match the recipient within 15 years of age,” MYAC Government Affairs Vice-Chair Avalyn Hine … |
Jewish News |
Proposed opt-out organ donation scheme is ‘a threat to Jewish freedoms’
Jewish News Instead the Board said an opt-out system, whereby people could opt-out of organ donation, equated to “a threat to Jewish freedoms and family rights around burial and mourning rites”. In a statement, the organisation said: “The majority of Jews in the … |
ITV News |
Opt-out organ donor system preferred by three-quarters of English …
ITV News The proposed new system would allow any person opposed to donating their organs to opt out. Credit: PA. Almost three-quarters of English people are in favour of an opt-out organ donor system, new research shows. A survey by the British Heart Foundation … Deceased organ donor numbers have fallen in South AustralianThe Advertiser Do you support an ‘opt-out’ organ donation system?East Anglian Daily Times Live organ donations to be streamlined/Govt to introduce swap donationsThe Hindu StaffsLive –Chichester Observer all 36 news articles » |
ITV News |
Opt-out organ donor system preferred by three-quarters of English people, poll finds
ITV News The charity said the proposed new system would allow any person opposed to donating their organs to opt out. Its poll also showed that many members of the public underestimate how many people are on the organ transplant waiting list and how many people … Majority favour opt-out organ donor system in EnglandDaily Mail Organ donation: three-quarters of people support ‘opt-out’ schemeiNews Do you support an ‘opt-out’ organ donation system?East Anglian Daily Times The Advertiser all 36 news articles » |
The Catholic Universe (press release)Bishop issues warning over presumed consent for organ donationsThe Catholic Universe (press release)Introducing presumed consent for organ donations undermines the concept of donating as a gift, a Catholic bishop ha…
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Let’s Talk About the Gender Gap in Organ Donation – The Quint
The Quint On karva chauth, a wife gave her husband a new lease on life by donating her kidney. The wife became the organ donor and set an example of true love. We often come across such moving news in newspapers where women are portrayed as goddess of compassion … |
Medical XpressSurvey finds misperceptions about organ transplant hinder donation decisionsMedical XpressThe researchers developed the survey addressing attitudes and factual knowledge about organ donation and transplantation. The survey was placed in p…
Manchester Evening NewsEx-Man United striker Andy Cole on how his nephew saved his life …ITV NewsFormer Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole has spoken about how his life was saved by his nephew thanks to an organ donation. The 46-year-old…