BBC – Organ donor law change named after Max and Keira
Published on www.bbc.co.uk – 26th February 2019
Plans to change the rules on organ donation consent in England have cleared the final hurdle in Parliament.
The legislation will be known as Max and Keira’s Law after a boy who received a heart transplant and the girl who donated it.
Under the new system, which comes into effect next year, consent will be presumed unless people have opted out.
Currently, there is a voluntary opt-in scheme. Presumed consent has been operating in Wales since December 2015.
Organ donation consent rates in Wales are now the highest in the UK at 75%.
A voluntary opt-in system still exists in Northern Ireland while the Scottish Parliament is this week considering its own opt-out scheme.
Government ministers argue the change in the rules in England could save up to 700 lives a year by increasing the number of organs available.
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