Swiss Voters Say 'Yes' To New Organ Donation Model

Date

5/15/2022 8:57:43 PM

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Dorian Burkhalter , Carlo Pisani , Pauline Turuban

Deutsch (de) Das Schweizer Stimmvolk sagt Ja zu einer Reform der Organspende
Español (es) Suiza acepta el consentimiento presunto para la donación de órganos
中文 (zh) 瑞士器官捐献：从”知情同意“转为”推定同意“
Français (fr) Le peuple suisse dit oui à une réforme du don d'organes (original)
عربي (ar) ردود الفعل على تأييد سويسرا لتعديل قانون التبرع بالأعضاء
日本語 (ja) 臓器提供の同意方式変更が可決スイス国民投票
Italiano (it) Il popolo svizzero approva la riforma del sistema di donazioni di organi

The reform means Switzerland is now going to move from a system of explicit consent to one of presumed consent. This means that in future, unless you make your opposition to organ donation clear during your lifetime, you will be considered a potential donor by default.

The committee in favour of the reform, made up of politicians from various political parties, as well as medical professionals and people directly concerned, reckon the reform will boost the rate of donations in Switzerland. The opponents think the law could mean people will end up donating organs without really being in favour of it.

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This content was published on May 15, 2022 May 15, 2022 A clear majority on Sunday backed the move from explicit to presumed consent, a shift supporters say will boost organ donation rates and save lives.

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