Opt-out organ donation law presuming consent 'had little impact'

Opt-out organ donation law presuming consent 'had little impact'

Landmark law to boost donors has had little impact 10 years since being launched, a charity claims.

'This important legislation has saved or changed hundreds of lives'

Wales is marking a decade since it became the first UK nation to introduce deemed consent for organ donation.

Neath transplant patient helps mark organ donation milestone

At the time, the 39-year-old from Neath was in poor health, because of Polycystic kidney disease, and undergoing gruelling dialysis treatment three times a week while on the transplant list. Then came the phone call, on 19th November, 2012, that proved truly life-changing – he was to receive a kidney transplant. Recalling his quality of life before the transplant, Stewart said: “When I first went to hospital for dialysis they put a needle in my …

Transplant patient helps to mark organ donation law anniversary in Wales

Doctors performing surgery. Image: National Cancer Institute via Unsplash Today marks 10 years since Wales became the first part of the UK to introduce deemed consent, a change that has helped save the lives of hundreds of people in need of an organ transplant. The landmark law, also known as deemed consent, means adults automatically become donors after their death, unless they have chosen to opt out beforehand, although doctors would not do so…