Nova Scotia's Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act poised to become law
The Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act moved through the committee stage today and will soon go to final reading in the legislature, making Nova Scotia the first jurisdiction in North America to adopt presumed consent for donation.
In an interview Monday, Cara Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said she read the bill and still wonders how it would work in practice. But Dr. Stephen Beed, medical director of the province's Legacy of Life and critical care organ donation program, says the regulations will take into consideration people's rights over their own bodies, as well as respect for religious and cultural concerns.
Families will continue to be consulted about their loved ones' wishes regarding organ or tissue donation under the legislation. As well, those under 19 and people without decision-making capacity would be exempt, and would only be considered as donors if a parent, guardian or alternate decision-maker opts them in.
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