WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has rejected a proposal that would have made all people in the province organ donors unless they specifically requested not to be. Fletcher’s bill, introduced last spring, would have presumed people to be organ donors unless they opted out by registering their desire not to donate. There is no presumed consent anywhere in North America, Fletcher said, but some European countries have it. The Saskatchewan government has been looking at presumed consent as well. He pointed out there are potential problems with presumed consent, because people may be unaware of how to opt out or English may be a second language.

Source: National Post October 31, 2017 16:41 UTC