Update - Was Re: Kinda OT question... Being a donor?


hemulen27@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

It just
seems crazy to me that even though I've thought about it and decided
ahead of time, if I die, the ultimate decision whether to donate or not
will still rest with my family. OK, in my case, they're likely to give
permission but I believe there have been cases where families have
overturned the individual's wishes and even really tacky cases where
they've tried to attach conditions to a donation, such as the organ
only going to a person of a certain colour, etc (yuk!).

Don't know if anyone's interested but coincidentally I heard on the
news this morning that it's now illegal for family members to overrule
a relative's decision to donate their organs. Full story here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5298646.stm

Apparently it could result in an extra 1200 organs being available for
donation each year, so it's definitely a step in the right direction.

Cheers

Helen

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