Deputy push for automatic organ donation

Channel TV
Every day three people in the British Isles die waiting for an organ.

In the Channel Islands, there are currently 23 patients who need a transplant.

But only 8% of Islanders have joined the organ donor register, compared with 30% of Brits.

Now, one Jersey Deputy is asking the States to consider changing the law.

In the States on Tuesday, Deputy Montfort Tadier is asking the Health Minister whether she is going to pursue an opt-out scheme. It would mean all patients would be seen as willling to donate unless they actively make an objection.

Reporter Leah Ferguson spoke to one patient who has been waiting eight years for a kidney that could save his life.

Ken Hennequin has already had two transplants, but his body rejected both.

Not having a working kidney means to stay alive he has to spend 14 hours every week hooked up to a dialysis machine.

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