Donor Card Fiasco

There is much debate at the moment about how to run a more successful Donor Card scheme.

People awaiting transplants are missing out on potentially life-saving operations due to a shortage of organs.

Hospitals have for many years been telling us that, during the trauma of a bereavement, many families either don't know the wishes of the deceased, or just over-rule those wishes, which is apparently legal.

And because in most cases, no-one actually carries their donor card with them, it can be hard to determine their wishes anyway.

To me it's simple; make organ donation work on a 'presumed consent' basis, unless you are carrying an opt-out card.

Although only 30% of us have donor cards, over 57% of the public shared this sentiment in a recent survey carried out, so why don't we just do it??

It's An Outrage!!

Public apathy is a blight on the face on many campaigns designed for our benefit; recycling, voting, energy conservation, driving slower - the list goes on.

Requiring a mandatory expression of your preference NOT to donate organs would make things much easier for the Health Service, and families of both the deceased AND those in need of transplants.

How can helping to save a life be a bad thing?