‘Yes, unless’: Dutch lawmakers approve bill to put every citizen on organ donor list

‘Every Dutch citizen may soon find themselves on the organ donation list, if a ‘yes unless’ bill, which has passed the lower house of parliament, gets the green light. Those objecting to being on the register would have to specifically ask to be taken off.
Seventy-five MPs voted in favor of the draft legislation on Tuesday, while 74 voted against, DutchNews.nl reported. If passed into law, every single Dutch citizen would be put on the organ donation list, unless they requested their removal.
“This is great news for everyone on the waiting list,” D66 (center-left) parliamentarian Pia Dijkstra said. “Every year, 150 people die who could have been alive with a donor organ.”’
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