Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013
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human-transplantation-wales-act-2013-235-1127933
title:
Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013
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The Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 is an act of the National Assembly for Wales, passed in July 2013. It permits an opt-out system of organ donation, known as presumed consent, or deemed consent. The act allows hospitals to presume that people aged 18 or over, who have been resident in Wales for over 12 months, want to donate their organs at their death, unless they have objected specifically. The act varies the Law of England and Wales in Wales, which relied on an opt-in system; whereby
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Transplantation_(Wales)_Act_2013
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2023-10-12T19:13:26Z
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