Help save lives and create history by making Max's Law a reality with switch to opt-out organ donation
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A consultation on changing organ donation launches today to make Max’s Law a reality.
The move, described by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as “historic”, is the biggest shake-up on transplant rules for decades and follows the Daily Mirror’s two-year Change the Law for Life campaign .
We called for an opt-out system to boost donor numbers and Max Johnson, nine, became the face of the campaign as he waited for a new heart.
Max, who got his op in August, was with mum Emma, 47, on a clinic visit in Newcastle yesterday.
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She said: “We are honoured it will be called Max’s Law and pleased the consultation is going ahead.
"If the Mirror and Max’s struggle have inspired the Government to change the law, that is amazing.”
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Mr Hunt said: “It’s going to be a very important change. I congratulate the Mirror for campaigning on it.”
We now urge readers to get involved in the consultation, which ends on March 6. Take part here .
Change The Law For Life Join our campaign to save lives by changing the law on organ donation. Wales and Scotland are leading the way with the opt-out system. It’s long past time England and Northern Ireland joined them. Sign our petition by visiting mirror.co.uk/lawforlife to change the law and save lives.