Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Organ donation opt-out system given go-ahead in Wales

The Welsh assembly on Tuesday evening The Welsh assembly debated a series of amendments to the Bill


A change in the law to bring in an opt-out organ donation system has been overwhelmingly voted through by Welsh assembly members.

Wales will become the first UK country to adopt a process where individuals will be presumed to have consented for their organs to be donated unless they opt out.

Ministers want to increase the number of donors for transplant.

The new presumed consent system could come into force by 2015.

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