title: Welsh Government proposals: organ and tissue donation reforms.
abstract: In November 2011, the Welsh Government published a consultation document setting out proposals for legislation on organ and tissue donation. The scheme would introduce a notable change in the law from a consent-based 'opt-in' scheme for transplantation to an 'opt-out' one. This article explores the scope of the current law concerning organ transplantation. It considers the proposals for reform and some of the challenges which might arise in implementing the legislation.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Law, Science and Policy, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: Jean V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: McHale
mesh_terms: D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014852:Wales