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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition opt out for organ donations

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that all victims of accidental death should be treated as having given consent for there organs to be used for the purposes of donation unless they have taken action to opt out of organ donation. The next of kin should not be able to countermand that wish under any circumstances

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