MHK gets go-ahead to draft 'opt-out' organ donor law

Wednesday, 1 November 2017 08:02

By Jason Roberts @ChpsChsGrvy

The House of Keys is to consider new laws changing the way organ donations work on the Island.

Yesterday, Garff MHK Martyn Perkins was given permission to bring forward a private member's bill that'll make the system opt-out instead of opt-in.

A similar system has been set up in Wales - on the Isle of Man, only 12,600 people are registered for donations.

Mr Perkins revealed nine people are currently waiting for a transplant and six people have died since 2013 while waiting for organs to be donated.

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