Lack of family discussions on organ donation risking lives in Scotland

Lives are potentially being lost because not enough of us are talking to our families about what happens to our organs if we die.

Lives are potentially being lost because not enough of us are talking to our families about what happens to our organs if we die.

It’s more than four years since Scotland switched to an opt-out donor system – meaning it’s presumed we’ve agreed to them being used.

But that can still be overruled by our loved ones at the critical moment if we haven’t told them of our wishes.

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