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BMA annual meeting: BMA calls for opt-out organ donation to become UK-wide
BMJ 2016; 353 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i3504 (Published 22 June 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;353:i3504- Abi Rimmer
- BMJ Careers
- arimmer{at}bmj.com
Doctors have called for the BMA to lobby the governments in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to implement an opt-out system for organ donation.
In December 2015 a “soft” opt-out system for organ donation was introduced in Wales. Under the new system, if someone has not registered a clear organ donation decision—namely, if they have not opted in or out—they are treated as having no objection to being an organ donor. This …
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