Submitted on Tuesday 29th March 2016
Rejected on Friday 1st April 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
England to opt-out, as oppose to opt-in for organ donation.
At present, residents of England have to opt-in, or sign up to become an organ donor. As such the amount of organ donors in relation to those requiring an organ are vastly out numbered. This petition hopes for England to become an opt-out country, so that by default everyone will be a donor.
As evidence given by NHS Blood and Transplant, the current percentage of the population in England to whom have opted into organ donation lays at around 32 - 33%
https://nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets/1070/england.pdf
Although the number is rising, it is only at a 1% increase each year. This increase does not correlate with those currently waiting for an organ transplant, which currently stands at around 50% of organs being transplanted compared to those on the waiting list.
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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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/120439
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