Loading ...Ireland is automatically putting adults on the organ donor list: ‘Perilous path’
A Irish new law, which is referred to as a ‘soft opt-out organ donation system,’ includes every citizen over the age of 18 on the organ donor list without their permission.
If you are an adult Irish citizen, you are likely now a potential organ donor – whether you know it or not.
On June 17, the Human Tissue Act 2024 came into effect in Ireland. “Under this new legislation, all adults in Ireland will be considered to have agreed to be an organ donor when they die, unless they have recorded a decision not to donate on the National Organ Donation Opt-Out Register or are in one of the excluded groups,” Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) announced.
This could put a damper on the Wake scene