US EditionOrgan recipients push Doug Ford government to change donation rules
- In mid-April 2025, Ontario NDP health critic France Gélinas brought forward her private member’s bill, named in honor of Peter Kormos, at the provincial legislature to propose changes to the organ donation system.
- The bill proposes switching from an opt-in to an opt-out organ and tissue donation system to address low registration despite 90% support among Ontarians.
- Currently, 1,600 Ontarians await transplants, and a person dies every three days due to unavailable organs; similar laws in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick increased donor rates.
- Organ recipients like Lisa Caswell and Hélène Campbell, both aged 34 and recipients of multiple transplants, advocate for the bill, emphasizing its potential to save more lives.
- While Canadian Blood Services notes presumed consent alone may not suffice, they stress coordinated strategies alongside legislative change to increase donation rates in Ontario.
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Michel donated his kidney to colleague Martin, now they are inseparable: 'Without him I might not be here anymore'
Since Michel Prins donated his kidney to his terminally ill colleague Martin Kramer six years ago, the two fifty-somethings have been inseparable. They celebrate the milestones in their lives together. It was therefore natural that Kramer and his family were present last weekend when his donor tied the knot with his girlfriend Marscha Bartens. "Our connection feels like a blood bond. We are friends for life," says the visibly emotional Kramer.
They make second multi-organ donation of the year in HGR No. 1 of the IMSS
Eridani SalazarThanks to the altruism of a 27-year-old and to the support of his family, the Regional General Hospital (HGR) No. 1 “Dr. Carlos MacGregor Sánchez Navarro” of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) successfully made the second multi-organ donation of the year. The young man, who presented brain death after suffering severe head trauma, had expressed in life his desire to be a donor. His family respected this will, which made …
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