A person’s opposition to organ donations would be honoured. Plans concerning organ donation could be written down and told to next-of-kin. Guardians would make the decision for minors or those found to be incapable of making their own decisions.
Furthermore, government proposes no cost for the research and care of living donors, so donations are not limited due to financial reasons.
About 400 transplants take place annually in Finland. Around 300 are organ transplants and 100 are bone marrow transplants. Currently, over 3,500 transplant recipients live in Finland.
The new law on organ donations could come into effect in August 2010.
