Welsh Government launches consultation on introducing ‘opt-out’ organ donation
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation proposing to replace the current ‘opt-in’ system of organ donation with the ‘soft opt-out’ system, becoming the first part of the UK to do so. The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the news, having long been a vocal supporter of the soft opt-out system.Under the current opt-in system, individuals must actively choose to join the organ donor register, whereas with a soft opt-out system organ