‘A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
“A man who nearly died during an operation to donate a kidney to his father has won £6.74 million High Court damages.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who nearly died during an operation to donate a kidney to his sick father is claiming High Court damages of more than £14m.”
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BBC News, 1st November 2010
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“The parents of the UK’s youngest surviving heart transplant patient have called for a debate on Britain’s organ donor laws.”
BBC News, 18th February 2009
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“Gordon Brown has refused to rule out a change in the law that may see everyone considered as a potential organ donor, despite the recommendations of his advisers today.”
The Times, 17th November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A panel of experts has rejected plans to presume everyone consents to being an organ donor unless they opt out.”
BBC News, 17th November 2008
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“A terminally-ill teenager has won the right to die after she was taken to court by her local hospital in an attempt to force her to have a heart transplant against her wishes.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The law should be clarified to make clear that removing organs for transplant may be in a donor’s ‘best interests’, the new National Clinical Director for Transplantation says.”
The Times, 4th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain should not change the law to automatically presume everyone has given consent for their organs to be donated after their deaths, according to a House of Lords report.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Church of England has declared organ donation to be a Christian duty, in keeping with giving oneself and one’s possessions freely.
It [the Church] was taking part in a House of Lords consultation on whether there should be an EU-wide position on organ donation.”
BBC News, 8th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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