Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) (blog) |
Organ donation: Opt-out or opt-in?
Baylor College of Medicine News (press release) (blog) Currently, states’ laws require individuals to ‘opt-in’ if they wish to be organ donors. This means that your critical organs cannot be harvested unless 1) you have explicitly communicated that you wish to be an organ donor and 2) you are dead. Many … |
The Sun |
Ministers considering law change to make organ donation ‘opt out’ rather than ‘opt in’
The Sun Organ transplants in the UK hit record levels during 2016/17 and more than 23.5 million people are on the donor register. But around three patients die every day waiting for a suitable organ. Only 33 per cent of the UK are on the organ donor’s register. Organ donation presumed consent could be adopted in EnglandThe Guardian England could move to ‘opt out’ organ donation system, Downing Street saysThe Independent NHS considers requiring opt-out from organ donation in EnglandFinancial Times Daily Mail –BBC News –Cambridge News all 25 news articles » |
BBC News |
Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation?
BBC News While it did not rule out opt-out, it suggested a £4.5m public awareness campaign instead – adding that families get an emotional benefit from “choosing” to donate their deceased relative’s organs. In Northern Ireland, senior clinicians have argued … Why do England and NI have ‘opt-in’ organ donation? – BBC NewsBBC News ‘We want England as well’: Desperate mum calls for change in organ …Mirror.co.uk |