New opt-out organ donation law for Northern Ireland - inspired by six-year-old Donate4Daithi - will progress through Westminster this week after a last-minute intervention by the government
The law is named after six-year-old Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who is waiting for a heart transplantNew organ donation laws for Northern Ireland will progress this week after a last-minute intervention by the government, BBC News NI has learned.
But an amendment will be made to a Westminster bill in the coming days to ensure the new opt-out system is implemented.The family and Northern Ireland politicians had been urging Westminster to step in.'Moved mountains' "It's an extremely emotional day for our family after everything we have been through the past few weeks," he said.
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