Change in NI organ donation law ‘must not lose momentum’

Campaigners say change in organ donation law in NI must not lose momentum. On the first anniversary of the soft opt-out system of organ donation becoming law in England, British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland (BHF NI) and the Donate4Dáithí campaign said Northern Ireland must not be left behind. Thursday marks one year since Max and Keira’s Law took effect in England which means consent will be presumed with people having to opt out if they wish not to be a donor.In March this year Scotland moved to a soft opt-out system and Wales became the first country in the UK to implement a soft opt-out system for organ donation in 2015. Full Story Here