To: UK Secretary of State for Health

Opt out rather than opt in for medical donation and research

We are asking that the law should be changed so that on adulthood (18 years of age) people should have chose to opt out rather than opt in for donation of organ's and body for medical research and transplant and should carry an opt-out card with them. Otherwise it should legally be presumed consent has been given.

Why is this important?

There is always a shortage of suitable organ's for transplant leading to the deaths of people whose lives might otherwise be saved. Equally there is a shortage of cadaver's (bodies) for medical students and surgeon's to practice on. They cannot learn the skills they need on artificial bodies.

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2017-03-08 11:42:37 +0000

25 signatures reached

2016-03-27 05:52:10 +0100

10 signatures reached

To: UK Secretary of State for Health

Opt out rather than opt in for medical donation and research

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