Rejected petition Adoption of an 'opt-out' sytem for Organ Donation

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Calling for government to consider adopting an opt-out/presumed consent system for organ donation, noting that, with the present system, the NHS Blood and Transport reports that although surveys suggest up to 90% of the UK population support organ donation, only around 25% have joined the Organ Donation Register.

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Date submitted 5 August 2011
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