Organ donation campaigners back 'opt-in' for new voters

London Evening Standard | Sophie Goodchild

Two friends whose brother and sister were saved by transplants are calling on David Cameron to overhaul organ donation.

Hope Milne, 15, of Croydon, and Abby Thackray, 21, from Epsom, want people to have the option of signing up when they register to vote.

The pair will present their campaign to health minister Anne Milton and Mark Harper, minister for political and constitutional reform, tomorrow. The electoral registration system is being reformed and they want the organ donor question added to the new form.

People can already "opt in" to the NHS Organ Donor Register when they apply for a driving licence or register for a Boots Advantage card.

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