Submitted on Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
REFORM OF ORGAN DONATION REGISTER: This petition to create a debate on the reform of the Donor Registration Rules for organ donation.
This petition is to create a debate and change the rules governing organ donation. I am one of the 88 UK Altruistic organ donors. I gave my kidney to a child in 2010. The current system does not work and the transplant list, although being reduced, is not working. People are dying waiting for a transplant. It is cheaper to transplant than to keep someone on dialysis,£29,000 a year, or £290,000 over 10 years. The cost of a kidney transplant over 10 years is £102,000, which includes the cost of the operation, the cost of follow-up appointments and the cost of drugs that the patient has to take to stop the body rejecting the organ. Saving over £200,000. An OPT OUT system would create a fairer system without the added pressure of having to make a difficult decision to take an organ from a deceased loved one would not have to be made. If religious beliefs prevent donation, thats fine; OPT OUT. If you feel you can't consent for whatever personal reason, OPT OUT. It's that simple.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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