08Jun/18

Iceland Launches Universal Organ Donation Program – OZY


OZY

Iceland Launches Universal Organ Donation Program
OZY
They’ll lend a hand — or maybe a spleen. Iceland’s Parliament has finally approved legislation making every citizen of the Nordic country an organ donor unless they explicitly opt out. First introduced in 2012, the new law, which experts have hailed

08Jun/18

McCann campaign ridicules gay men’s blood donation restrictions with ‘Gaydr’ device – CampaignLive


CampaignLive

McCann campaign ridicules gay men’s blood donation restrictions with ‘Gaydr’ device
CampaignLive
McCann London has created a campaign for the Peter Tatchell Foundation ahead of World Blood Donor Day, on 14 June, that attacks rules preventing sexually active gay men from donating blood.
New Campaign To End Blood Donation Inequality In AustraliaQNews

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08Jun/18

Kansas Teen Pushes for Fewer Organ Donation Restrictions – U.S. News & World Report

Kansas Teen Pushes for Fewer Organ Donation Restrictions
U.S. News & World Report
Last year, when reading the book again, Whisenant thought back to the section on opt-out organ donation. “Presumed consent” laws have already been implemented in several European countries and even a few U.S. states, including New York and Illinois.

08Jun/18

Summertime is blood donor time – Moorpark Acorn


Kelowna Capital News

Summertime is blood donor time
Moorpark Acorn
To help ensure patient needs can be met this summer, the Red Cross has set up the following local blood donation opportunities in June. All who donate blood or platelets through Sun., June 10 will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card. Some restrictions
Kelowna politicians and BC sheriff’s deputies to mark blood donor weekKelowna Capital News
Shropshire blood donor sees red over lack of sessions | Shropshire …shropshirestar.com
American Red Cross: Blood donations decrease during summer seasonKMVT
Farnham Herald
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08Jun/18

‘This is a problem that’s fixable’: the fight to get more Australians to donate organs – The Guardian


The Guardian

‘This is a problem that’s fixable’: the fight to get more Australians to donate organs
The Guardian
Her story is captured in the opening minutes of the powerful new documentary Dying to Live, which has its world premiere this week at the Sydney film festival. Shortly after their daughter’s death, Kim and Allan Turner founded Zaidee’s Rainbow