02May/19

Harris to bring in opt-out organ donation system, but law means families will have the final say – TheJournal.ie

Harris to bring in opt-out organ donation system, but law means families will have the final say  TheJournal.ie

HEALTH MINISTER SIMON Harris today launched his Bill for an opt-out organ donation system for Ireland. Cabinet approved the proposals by the minister to publish the general scheme of the Human Tissues Bill yesterday. When asked about the timeline today, he said he would like to see the system operational “as quickly as possible”. The Bill has to go to the Oireachtas Health Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny, with the minister admitting today that realistically, it could take a couple of years before the new system will be in place. In addition to the opt-out system, the legislation will…