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Should opting out of organ donation be respected?
Manage episode 517847520 series 14273
The decision to opt out of organ donation should be respected.
That’s the view of the President of the Medical Council of Ireland, Dr. Suzanne Crowe.
It follows the publication of figures in response to a recent parliamentary question, which revealed over 55,000 people have signed on to a HSE register to opt out of automatic organ donation upon death.
Under current revised legislation, everyone is assumed to be an organ donor unless they have expressed otherwise on the register.
Dr Suzanne Crowe joins Seán to discuss.
4324 episodes
Manage episode 517847520 series 14273
The decision to opt out of organ donation should be respected.
That’s the view of the President of the Medical Council of Ireland, Dr. Suzanne Crowe.
It follows the publication of figures in response to a recent parliamentary question, which revealed over 55,000 people have signed on to a HSE register to opt out of automatic organ donation upon death.
Under current revised legislation, everyone is assumed to be an organ donor unless they have expressed otherwise on the register.
Dr Suzanne Crowe joins Seán to discuss.
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