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UK unveils new organ donation plan
August 7 , 2018
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- United Kingdom has announced new plans to change the law for organ and tissue donation to address the urgent need for organs within Indian-origin communities in the country.
- The amendment in existing law will propose a new system of consent for organ and tissue donation.
- This will be known as Max’s Law after Max Johnson, a 10-year-old boy who was saved by a heart transplant.
- The changes in law will try to incorporate an opt-in system similar to India, whereby families’ decision to donate organs of their loved one after death is discretionary.
- Under this, those who do not want to donate their organs will be able to record their decision on state-funded National Health Service (NHS) Organ Donor Register (ODR).
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