NEWS the Executive has signed off on a “soft opt-out” organ donation bill has been welcomed locally. Under the new bill, which will now proceed through the Assembly for ratification, every person will be considered to be willing to donate their organs unless they formally opt out or are in an exempted category. Families will […]
Giving the gift of life
ONE organ donor can save as many as seven lives and local people are being encouraged to say yes to donation. In recent months the issue of organ donation has come to the fore, with a number of local families taking the decision to donate their loved one’s organs – often in very tragic circumstances. […]