In May 2007, the European Commission issued a communication relating to organ donation and transplantation. This made a number of proposals for actions which we

Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90,000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver,

Evidence taken before Sub-committee G (Social Policy and Consumer Affairs).

A proposal for resolving tensions between professionals and society regarding tissue for transplants and research, while properly protecting donors' interests.