The experts backing us

Leading names in health back the Mirror’s Change The Law For Life campaign...

DR RICHARD VAUTREY Acting chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee “Around 10,000 people in the UK need an organ transplant, with 1,000 dying each year still on the list. As a GP it is incredibly difficult to see patients dying or suffering when their lives could be saved or dramatically improved by a transplant.”

PROFESSOR ROY THOMAS Chief executive of the Kidney Wales Foundation “We are already seeing success in Wales and a reduction in the number of patients cruelly forced to wait for an organ transplant. I wholeheartedly support the Mirror campaign.”

PROFESSOR JANE BAKER President of the Royal College of Physicians “I welcome an opt-out system because the transplantation benefits are life-changing for a significant number of people.”

JAMES CANT Director at British Heart Foundation Scotland “This announcement from the Scottish Government, which will bring new hope, builds on the evidence and brings Scotland in line with many other countries.” DR PETER BENNIE Chairman of BMA Scotland “We believe genuine choice over organ donation can be facilitated through a soft opt-out system. If properly implemented [it] could save or transform people’s lives.” DR ANDREW GODDARD Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians “I’ve seen patients die while waiting for a liver transplant so anything that increases organ availability is very welcome.” DR DAVID NEAL Non-executive director at global health think-tank Polygeia “Research has shown that if everyone who wants to donate organs acted on their preference, no one would die waiting for a transplant.”