Under the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act, all people in Nova Scotia would be considered potential organ donors unless they opt out
Ryan said the legislation is needed, even in a province with some of the highest donor registration rates in the country.
Under the legislation, families will continue to be consulted about their loved ones’ wishes regarding organ or tissue donation. “This is not by itself going to solve or going to increase the number of organ donations within our province,” said McNeil. “We know that it will require some support.”Ryan was hospitalized in October 2013 after a virus attacked her liver. In a coma and with only four weeks to live, she was quickly saved within 24 hours of her arrival at the transplant unit of a Halifax hospital. A second transplant was required due to complications in February 2015.
Dr. Stephen Beed, medical director of the province’s Legacy of Life and critical care organ donation program, said presumed consent is an idea that was floated about 15 years ago by colleagues in the transplant field.“This is a window of opportunity that’s rare,” said Beed. “We have a chance to take what I think is a very good program and make it into what I hope will be the best program in the country.
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