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Welsh 2013 deemed consent legislation falls short of expectations

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  • Parsons, Jordan Alexander

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Wales, in 2013, was the first country in the United Kingdom to pass legislation introducing presumed (or deemed) consent for organ donation, and remains the only one. It was introduced in an attempt to increase the number of life-saving transplants taking place in the UK, in a move that policy makers hoped would mirror Spain’s success. More recently, pressure has been mounting for England to follow suit, with a public consultation currently in progress. However, the Welsh system has been far from a success, raising the question of why campaigners are so adamant that it should be replicated. Before the Welsh Government introduced the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act there had been no strong evidence to suggest it would make a difference, with countries boasting both high organ donation rates and presumed consent legislation demonstrating no clear causal relationship between the two facts. In addition, a recent report evaluating the Act has highlighted its failure to improve donation rates, and has even presented some potentially concerning statistics that may suggest a negative impact. This paper first considers presumed consent in other countries – Spain and Brazil – before illustrating the underwhelming progression of Wales’ new system and the need to look to other options.

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  • Parsons, Jordan Alexander, 2018. "Welsh 2013 deemed consent legislation falls short of expectations," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(9), pages 941-944.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:122:y:2018:i:9:p:941-944
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.07.019
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    1. Ilona Kiel-Puslecka & Mateusz Puslecki & Marek Dabrowski & Bartłomiej Janyga & Bartłomiej Perek & Agnieszka Zawiejska, 2021. "Correlation of Effective Organ Procurement Rates and the Role of Legislation in Individual European Countries," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 20-31.

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