{"id":11722,"date":"2019-02-26T10:58:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T10:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=11722"},"modified":"2019-02-26T10:58:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T10:58:37","slug":"organ-donor-law-named-after-max-and-keira-set-to-pass-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/organ-donor-law-named-after-max-and-keira-set-to-pass-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Organ donor law named after Max and Keira set to pass in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plans to change the rules on organ donation consent in England are set to clear the final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation will be known as Max and Keira&#8217;s law after a boy who received a heart transplant and the girl who donated it.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new system, which comes into force next year, consent will be presumed unless people have opted out. Currently there is an opt-in scheme. Presumed consent has been operating in Wales since December 2015. Organ donation consent rate in Wales are now the highest in the UK at 75%. A voluntary opt-in system still exists in Northern Ireland while the Scottish Parliament is to consider this week about its own opt-out scheme. Government ministers argue the change in the rules in England could save up to 700 lives a year by increasing the number of organs available<\/p>\n<p>Keira, from Devon, was nine when she was involved in a car accident with her mum and brother. Her father Joe was approached by the organ donor consent team after doctors in Bristol confirmed they could not save her life. Keira&#8217;s organs saved four lives including Max who was in hospital in Newcastle with heart failure following a viral infection. He was been kept alive with a mechanical pump. He was given Keira&#8217;s heart and Max, now 11, is recovered although the anti-rejection drugs he must take every day sometimes make him poorly. Max&#8217;s story urged the prime minister to pledge to introduce presumed consent for organ donation in England.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently around 6,000 people on the transplant waiting list in the UK and last year more than 400 patients died while waiting for a suitable organ. Under the new system people will be encouraged to register their consent for organ donation, or to opt out.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Hunt, who told the BBC he was &#8220;absolutely delighted&#8221; the Bill was on course to pass into law, adding: &#8220;I am convinced that as a result, many more organs will be donated and lives saved as a consequence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Organs that can be donated are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heart<\/li>\n<li>Kidney<\/li>\n<li>Lungs<\/li>\n<li>Liver<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Pancreas<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Small bowel<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Tissues such as corneas, heart valves, skin and bone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans to change the rules on organ donation consent in England are set to clear the final hurdle in Parliament. The legislation will be known as Max and Keira&#8217;s law after a boy who received a heart transplant and the girl who donated it. 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