A system for opt-out organ donation in Northern Ireland - known as Dáithí's Law - will be delayed from taking effect due to the Stormont stalemate
BBC News NI political correspondent
At the time the original bill was approved, then-Health Minister Robin Swann said it would be known as Dáithí's Law after six-year-old Dáithí MacGabhann, who is waiting on a heart transplant. It states that legislation has been "prepared and is ready to be introduced" in the assembly, but the ongoing political deadlock means that cannot happen yet.
The Department of Health said contingency plans have been activated that would allow its implementation planning to "remain in a state of readiness pending the restoration of the assembly".
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