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This National Transplant Week (7-13 September), the Penparcau Organ Donor Memorial Garden in Aberystwyth is holding a coffee morning on Sunday 6 September (between 10am and 2pm) to help support NHS Blood and Transplant in its efforts to get the whole nation talking about organ donation and the importance of sharing decisions on being an organ donor with family and close friends. The Garden, which marked its first anniversary in July, is inviting everyone to come along to show support towards organ donors and their families during National Transplant Week. The event will also give an opportunity to find out more about organ donation, including the important legislation changes coming into force in Wales on 1 December 2015. Under the new law, unless you have registered a decision not to be a donor, you will be regarded as having no objection to donation, so it’s vitally important that we all talk to our families and friends now about our own wishes. You will also have a chance to meet H...

Hywel Dda Health Board | New research on attitudes to organ donation in Wales The Minister for Health and Social Services, Lesley Griffiths, has published the responses submitted during the consultation on the Organ Donation White Paper. Supporting the commitment to transparency in government 1,233 of the 1,234 comments have been published. Each person or organisation who contributed to the consultation was contacted directly to ask for permission to publish their views. Anonymity has been given to those who requested it, and just one response was specifically withheld on request from the respondent.

BBC News - Opt-out organ donation supported in public consultation A majority of respondents to a Welsh Government consultation said they were in favour of changing the law on organ donation. Welsh ministers want a soft opt-out system so everyone's organs are available for donation when they die unless they have said otherwise. The health minister published a summary of responses to the proposals on Thursday. It showed 52% of respondents in favour and 39% against.