Rejected petition Make organ donation opt out rather than opt in with more education on donation

As of right now, the UK has a system in place where a person must opt into organ donation with a lack of education on how to donate organs after passing. I'm suggesting a change to which we follow a similar system to Spain in which a person must explicitly opt out of the organ donation register

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Many points outlined at the following website

https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/get-involved/promoting-donation-hub/key-messages-and-information/organ-donation-conversation/

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/93/3/14-139535/en/

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200129

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Date submitted 4 February 2018
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