Right time for EU donor card
November 18, 2008 12:00 AM
An EU wide donor card would boost the chances of finding the right donor at the right time and could save many lives each year, according to Elspeth Attwooll Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland.
She was commenting as the debate over organ donation took a new twist when the UK Organ Donation Taskforce rejected "presumed consent" - the idea that organ donation should be opt-out rather than opt-in.
Elspeth said:
"A European-wide organ donation scheme would be an excellent way of pooling resources. It would dramatically boost the number of potential donors and therefore also boost the chances of finding the right donor at the right time. Hundreds if not thousands of extra lives could be saved each year.
Irrespective of the outcome of the debate on presumed consent, a cross-EU organ donation scheme is an idea that is well worth investigating".
END
Notes:
For more on organ donation in the EU, see:
• http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/eu-donor-card-help-curb-organ-trafficking/article-171880
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