Welcome Announcement by Assembly Member to Health Minister

http://www.nerysevans.org/am-welcomes-presumed-consent-consultation

Plaid AM Nerys Evans this week welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Health and Social Services, Edwina Hart, to launch a 12 week public consultation to find out if a change is needed to the current organ donation consent system. This consultation period will find out if the Welsh Government should move forward and propose a legislative change to the current system. Currently you have to register if you are willing to be an organ donor.

Plaid AM Nerys Evans said:

“I very much welcome this announcement by the Health Minister and it is something I have been campaigning on since my election. There is currently a dire shortage of organs available for transplants; this really is a matter of life and death – in the last year alone 22 people died while waiting for a transplant. When questioned, 90% of people say that they agree with the principle of organ donation, but unfortunately only 27% of people in Wales actually get round to signing up to the organ donor register. With a new opt out system in place many more lives would be saved and I now look forward to hearing the results of the consultation so that we can move forward with this issue.”