People will automatically be organ donors unless they object during their lifetime, under law change agreed

People will automatically be organ donors unless they object during their lifetime, under law change agreed

A major change in the law has been agreed which would mean that when a person dies it will be automatically assumed they wish to donate their organs – unless they have indicated an objection during their lifetime.

Exact date major organ donation rule change will take effect

New laws, which will automatically qualify everyone over the age of 18 as organ donors unless they opt out, will come into force next month. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced yesterday that Part 2 of the Human Tissue Act 2024 will take effect on June 17 as close to 700 people are waiting on organ transplants. The legislation will see the introduction of a ‘soft opt-out system of consent for organ donation’ for all adults in Ire…

The fate of 23-year-old Julia moves the whole region of Upper Franconia. The student from Zapfendorf receives in March the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, blood cancer. She urgently needs a stem cell donation to...