Scottish Parliament backs change in law around organ donation

Doctors leaders have applauded the Scottish Parliament for backing a change in the law around organ donation, saying it will €˜save precious lives’. MSPs approved the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday, paving the way for a move to a system whereby eligible adults are automatically added to the organ donor register unless they specifically opt out. Sue Robertson, a renal physician in Dumfries and long-standing member of BMA Scottish council, wholeheartedly welcomed the vote. “The BMA has been calling for an opt-out model of organ donation for 20 years and it is great to see that we are