Opt-out organ donation proposals backed as residents urged to ‘give …
NW Evening Mail
RESIDENTS are being urged to “give the gift of life” and have their say on a consultation which could save thousands of lives. Copeland MP Trudy Harrison is backing calls by the Millom Health Action Group for an ‘opt-out’ organ donor system amid a …
NHS experts cautious over ‘opt-out’ organ donation plan – The …The Christian Institute
Healthcare Bishop on proposal to introduce ‘opt-out’ consent for …Independent Catholic News

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More than 70 people died in Lincolnshire over past 10 years waiting for organ transplant
LincolnshireLive
It has been revealed that more than 70 people have died in Lincolnshire over the past 10 years while waiting for an organ transplant. It comes as MPs are set to vote on a bill to change donation laws. Figures compiled by Trinity Mirror show there were …
Top doctors urge MPs to “save hundreds of lives each year” with change to organ donor lawsMirror.co.uk

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Senate gives final passage to organ donor bill – ABC 36 News
WTVQ
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Senate gave final passage today to a measure designed to facilitate organ donations in Kentucky. Known as House Bill 84, it would require coroners or medical examiners to release identifying and other relevant information …

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Top doctors urge MPs to “save hundreds of lives each year” with change to organ donor laws
Mirror.co.uk
An Opt Out organ donation system would save at least hundreds of lives a year if the law was changed in England, official estimates suggested yesterday. PM Theresa May has already pledged to change the donor laws after a personal appeal by heart …

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People in Plymouth are dying waiting for organ donations …
Plymouth Herald
Jill Oxley, whose son died waiting for a lung transplant, says it’s time for a change in the law.

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Organ donations rising across the UK – BBC News
BBC News
A record 170 organ donations took place across the UK in January, resulting in more than 400 life-saving transplants. The rise in numbers comes as the NHS is running a public consultation into whether England should follow Wales and introduce an opt …
More than 200 lives a year could be saved if ‘opt-out’ organ donation system adopted in EnglandThe Sun
‘Opt-out’ organ donations won’t solve waiting lists deaths, says NHS …Telegraph.co.uk
Help us change the law on organ donation: Write to your MP and ask them to back crucial voteMirror.co.uk
Gibraltar Chronicle –Derby Telegraph –Cambridge News
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Organ donations rising across the UK – BBC News
BBC News
A record 170 organ donations took place across the UK in January, resulting in more than 400 life-saving transplants. The rise in numbers comes as the NHS is running a public consultation into whether England should follow Wales and introduce an opt …
More than 200 lives a year could be saved if ‘opt-out’ organ donation system adopted in EnglandThe Sun
Organ donations at a record high as ‘opt out’ consultation nears endiNews
‘Opt-out’ organ donations won’t solve waiting lists deaths, says NHS chiefTelegraph.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk –Gibraltar Chronicle –Derby Telegraph
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The Importance of Donating Organs on National Organ Donation Day
KVRR
FARGO, N.D. — Eight years ago, eleven–month–old Kirstin Cantler–Booke passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident. After her death, her parents were faced with an important decision. “The doctors informed us, informed my daughter and her …

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Almost 80 Derbyshire people die waiting for organ donation
Derby Telegraph
Lloyd Embley, Mirror Editor in Chief said there were seriously ill people lying in hospitals across the country waiting for some hope – hope that often doesn’t come. He said: “By changing the law on organ donation there will be more hope for more very …
‘Opt-out’ organ donations won’t solve waiting lists deaths, says NHS chiefTelegraph.co.uk
Campaign for change in organ donation law after 65 die waiting for a transplant in CambridgeshireCambridge News
Shocking number of people who die waiting for organ transplants on MerseysideLiverpool Echo
The Times –Manchester Evening News –Huddersfield Examiner
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