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

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.