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| Health Minister Edwina Hart is due to respond to a report which rejected "presumed consent" in Wales, a scheme to provide more organs for transplants. | |
| The minister will react to the Welsh assembly's health and well-being committee's findings. | The minister will react to the Welsh assembly's health and well-being committee's findings. |
| In July, presumed consent was rejected by the committee of Assembly Members. | In July, presumed consent was rejected by the committee of Assembly Members. |
| However, nearly half of people surveyed by it said they would like their organs taken automatically after their death to save a life. | |
| In July, the nine-member health, well-being and local government committee came out against the idea of adopting the system of presumed consent for organ donation. | In July, the nine-member health, well-being and local government committee came out against the idea of adopting the system of presumed consent for organ donation. |
| The committee said it wanted public sector bodies to do more to encourage people to sign up as organ and bone marrow donors. | The committee said it wanted public sector bodies to do more to encourage people to sign up as organ and bone marrow donors. |
| 'Urgent priority' | 'Urgent priority' |
| They voted down a proposal to apply for a Legislative Competence Order (LCO), which would give the assembly the power to bring in such a system in Wales, by six votes to three. | They voted down a proposal to apply for a Legislative Competence Order (LCO), which would give the assembly the power to bring in such a system in Wales, by six votes to three. |
| At the time, the British Medical Association (BMA) said it was "extremely disappointed". | At the time, the British Medical Association (BMA) said it was "extremely disappointed". |
| The committee's report said: "We do not rule out introducing presumed consent in Wales at some point in the future. | The committee's report said: "We do not rule out introducing presumed consent in Wales at some point in the future. |
| "However, we do not believe that it is currently the most urgent priority and believe that it could be a distraction from other more productive actions." | "However, we do not believe that it is currently the most urgent priority and believe that it could be a distraction from other more productive actions." |
| About 470 people in Wales are waiting for an organ transplant. | About 470 people in Wales are waiting for an organ transplant. |
| Transplant charities want Wales to lead the way in adopting a system where organs would be taken from people following their death unless they had opted out beforehand. | Transplant charities want Wales to lead the way in adopting a system where organs would be taken from people following their death unless they had opted out beforehand. |
| A total of 48% of those who responded as part of the Welsh assembly's consultation said they would like their organs to be removed automatically to help save or improve someone else's life. | A total of 48% of those who responded as part of the Welsh assembly's consultation said they would like their organs to be removed automatically to help save or improve someone else's life. |
| Another 24% said they would rather put their name on a register, or carry a donor card. | Another 24% said they would rather put their name on a register, or carry a donor card. |
| Another 12% said they would prefer their loved ones to decide and only 11% would not want their organs removed at all. | Another 12% said they would prefer their loved ones to decide and only 11% would not want their organs removed at all. |