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Prime Minister backs concept of presumed consent

Prime Minister backs concept of presumed consent
Prime Minister backs concept of presumed consent
The parents of children with chronic illnesses, where future transplant might be necessary to prolong life, will have applauded the overt stance as reported in the Mail on Sunday in January 2008 (http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=507945&in_page_id=1770) of Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding his support for the collection of potential organs for transplant from deceased patients, predicated on the concept of presumed consent. Mr Brown, himself the parent of a child with cystic fibrosis, has endeavoured to raise the level of debate which, if successfully concluded, might help many children and young people who are waiting for an organ donation. The current system of consent for organ donation is an ‘opt in’ rather than an ‘opt out’ system. It is reinforced by the Human Tissue Act (2004), which followed the disquieting events at Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital (Alder Hey), where body parts from children were removed without proper consent procedures being applied. Ironically, this act is now seen by some as an obstacle to increasing the availability of donors, as it is predicated on informed consent and contains no provision for presumed consent.
children with chronic illnesses, organ donation
1753-1594
49-50
Glasper, Edward Alan
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Glasper, Edward Alan
381a920c-2ec2-40d4-a205-13869ff7c920

Glasper, Edward Alan (2008) Prime Minister backs concept of presumed consent. Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing, 2 (2), 49-50.

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The parents of children with chronic illnesses, where future transplant might be necessary to prolong life, will have applauded the overt stance as reported in the Mail on Sunday in January 2008 (http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=507945&in_page_id=1770) of Prime Minister Gordon Brown regarding his support for the collection of potential organs for transplant from deceased patients, predicated on the concept of presumed consent. Mr Brown, himself the parent of a child with cystic fibrosis, has endeavoured to raise the level of debate which, if successfully concluded, might help many children and young people who are waiting for an organ donation. The current system of consent for organ donation is an ‘opt in’ rather than an ‘opt out’ system. It is reinforced by the Human Tissue Act (2004), which followed the disquieting events at Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital (Alder Hey), where body parts from children were removed without proper consent procedures being applied. Ironically, this act is now seen by some as an obstacle to increasing the availability of donors, as it is predicated on informed consent and contains no provision for presumed consent.

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Published date: February 2008
Keywords: children with chronic illnesses, organ donation

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Local EPrints ID: 50805
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/50805
ISSN: 1753-1594
PURE UUID: e44295f3-822a-42bd-aad9-6ff2b852cfe5

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Date deposited: 01 Apr 2008
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 20:58

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Author: Edward Alan Glasper

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