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14/01/2008

Should human organs be donated automatically? Gary Robertson takes your calls on presumed consent.

Should human organs be donated automatically?

The Prime Minister Gordon Brown is supporting changes to the organ donation system which could allow organs to be taken automatically from dead patients, unless they had opted out of the scheme. He's calling for a national debate on what's called "presumed consent", saying the move could save thousands of lives. Figures suggest that 800 Scots are currently waiting for a donor organ. So should everyone be treated as organ donors after death unless they choose to opt out?

Gary Robertson takes your calls, texts and emails.

40 minutes

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Mon 14 Jan 2008 08:50

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  • Mon 14 Jan 2008 08:50