Rejected petition Introduce presumed consent for organ donation

I have had an autoimmune disease since I was 15 and over the years this has caused irreversible cirrhosis to my liver and I am now on the liver transplant waiting list.
On average, three people die every day waiting for an organ to be donated.

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The majority of Britons support organ donation and want to donate and yet a mere 29% of us are on the register.
Data from the Welsh Government confirms the benefit of the Opt-Out System implemented in 2015:
- 53% of organs donated via deemed consent (32/60 organs)
- Rise: 50% liver transplants; 19% kidney transplants; 63% cardiothoracic transplants
- 38% drop in patients awaiting transplant between 2010/11 & 2015/16
The Opt-Out Systems clearly SAVE lives.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170316

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Date submitted 3 March 2017
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