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2011-07-04

Organ donor challenge over-ruled at BMA conference

"Dr Sharon Blackford, a dermatologist from Swansea, who proposed the motion challenging the BMA's support for presumed consent, said: "If we move to presumed consent in could damage trust in doctors. If someone is ill in intensive care, families may feel doctors just want to harvest the organs.

"It also goes against the whole idea of the moment - putting patients in charge. People may start thinking about it differently and it could turn people off.""

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13930136

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