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The guidelines on how to handle organ donation after medically-assisted death have been officially updated for the first time since a 'reasonably foreseeable natural death' was removed from the eligibility criteria.
The Government of Canada recognizes the lifesaving impact that organ donation has on those in need of a transplantation. Transplant recipients, including
Simon Keith and Dr. Lori West have been appointed to Order of Canada for their work around organ transplants, and helping recipients lead active and fulfilling lives after their procedures.
Ontario and Nunavut opted into new legislation by the federal government hoping to increase organ donations as hundreds of patients die while on the waitlist each year.
The landmark case will have much to teach; still, it 'turns back the clock' to a time when immunosuppression was especially intense 'because we really didn't know what to expect.'