‘Nobody will be against this’: Quebec wants to change organ donation rules
Cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos says there is no downside to passing such a legislation, because people can still opt out if they don’t want to be organ donors.Read more:Many people are not eligible to donate organs for a wide variety of reasons, but the new law would also cover tissue donations, which Dr. Labos says are desperately needed.
“I think most people are generally in favour of organ donation if they were eligible. They just never get around to documenting that fact officially. This would help get over that hurdle of inertia, which is the barrier for most people,” said Labos.The government has agreed to open discussion on Fortin’s bill, but not right away.
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