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Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill

Published: 4th September 2018

On 8 June the Scottish Government introduced the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill. The stated aim of the Bill is to introduce an opt-out system of organ and tissue donation for the purposes of transplantation with a view to increasing the range of circumstances in which deceased organ donation and associated medical procedures are authorised.The Bill has been referred to the Health and Sport Committee for consideration. You can see the full proposed timetable for consideration, as well as the consultation documents, on the Committee's webpage.
The consultation website can be found here. CMF has submitted answers to a range of questions and the full submission can be found here.

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