If you choice to be an organ donor, should your next of kin be able to overrule your wishes?

In Australia, even if you have registered to be an organ donor, your decision to give the gift of life can be overruled by your next of kin.

If your “life journey” ends whilst your are on life support at an Australian hospital, your family or next of kin will be asked to give consent for your organs to be used to save the lives of others awaiting a transplant.

So even if you have taken the time to register as a donor with the intention of helping others when you die, your family can say NO.

In Australia over 4 in every 10 families say no to letting their loved ones be organ donors.

To change this nationally, the laws must be changed togive people who want to be organ donors the right to give ABSOLUTE CONSENT.

ABSOLUTE CONSENT will ensure if you decide to be an organ donor, no one can change that decision for you. YOUR BODY YOUR CHOICE!