December 11th, 2020
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has proposed introducing an opt-out system for organ donation, where a person is presumed to have consented to donate their organs after death unless they have specifically opted out. Northern Ireland Humanists has welcomed the move, and has called on the public to support the plans.
Moving to an opt-out, rather than opt-in, system of organ donation has been shown to increase the number of organs available for transplant and willingness of the population to donate, saving lives. Northern Ireland is currently the only part of the UK that does not operate under this system or is in the process of introducing it.
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