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All French citizens are now organ donors unless they opt out

法國人如今全是器官捐贈者 除非自行退出

2017年3月24日

Every citizen in France has automatically become an organ donor unless they decide to opt out, due to a significant change in the law.

在一項重大法律變革頒布後,每個法國公民均自動成為器官捐贈者,除非自行選擇退出。

The new rules, which came into effect on 1 January, sees France’s policy align with a number of European countries such as Spain and Austria, where "presumed consent" means anyone can become a donor of organs when they die unless they specifically choose not to.

這項自1月1日起生效的法令,使法國在該政策上與西班牙、奧地利等其他歐洲國家站在同一陣線。在上述國家,「推定同意」制度意指,每個人死後都是器官捐贈者,除非他們明確選擇不要。

In France, people will now need to sign up to a national register to ensure they do not become organ donors, which medical teams will check at the time of death before considering organ removal. A total of 150,000 people have already signed up to the register, according to the Guardian.

法國民眾必須在全國性的註冊系統登記,確認他們不打算成為器官捐贈者,醫療團隊即可在每個人的生命結束前,知悉需不需要移除器官。據《衛報》報導,已有15萬人在該系統上登記。

If it is not possible to sign up to the register, people can also sign and date a written refusal and leave it with a relative, or make an oral testimony to a relative who will then need to attest this wish to a medical team.

倘若無法在系統上登記,民眾也可以寫下拒絕書,並在上面簽名、標註日期,再把它交給親屬,或直接向親屬口頭確認,而親屬就必須向醫療團隊傳達此意願。

Source article: http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=1084326&day=2017-03-09