359 people in Saxony are waiting for a donor organ

Hope for objection regulation

Together with colleagues from other federal states, she had campaigned for the introduction of the objection regulation, explained Köpping: "I hope that a constructive discussion on this will now take place in the Bundestag." The opt-out solution means that everyone is considered an organ donor after their death. Anyone who does not wish to donate must actively object.

Majority of Germans are in favor of organ donation

"The introduction of an objection regulation would be an important step towards strengthening organ donation in Germany in the long term and at the same time relieving the burden on relatives in an emotionally stressful situation," explained Axel Rahme, Medical Director of the DSO. The vast majority of people in Germany are in favor of organ donation. In an emergency, however, there is rarely a documented will of the potential organ donor.

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