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Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019
Summary
This Act changed how organ donation works in the UK by switching to 'deemed consent' – meaning the government assumes you're willing to donate your organs when you die, unless you've registered that you don't want to. It aims to increase the number of organs available for people needing transplants.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means more organs could be available for transplants, potentially saving more lives. Instead of waiting for people to actively sign up as donors, the system assumes everyone agrees to donate unless they've said otherwise, which helps close the gap between people needing transplants and organs available.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics worry this removes people's choice and goes against the idea that donating should be voluntary. Some people have religious or personal beliefs about organ donation and feel uncomfortable being automatically included without actively choosing to be.
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading19 Jul 2017
- 2nd reading23 Feb 2018
- Committee stage12 Sept 2018
- Report stage26 Oct 2018
- 3rd reading26 Oct 2018
Lords
- 1st reading29 Oct 2018
- 2nd reading23 Nov 2018
- Committee stage1 Feb 2019
- Report stage19 Feb 2019
- 3rd reading26 Feb 2019
Royal Assent15 Mar 2019
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