The next big thing we need in organ donation? “Honouring decisions”

Crikey | Marie McInerney

Australia’s organ donation rates are not high, but they have nearly doubled since the introduction of the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority (AOTA) in 2009.

However, many people who want to donate have their wishes overturned by family. Given that and the urgent need for organs, Anne Cahill Lambert argues that it’s time to consider introducing ‘First Person Consent’ which grants primacy to the donor’s decision.

Anne Cahill Lambert writes:

I often speak at community events, promoting organ donor awareness. Invariably, the first question goes something like: “Why do my family have the right to veto my decision to donate my organs?”
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