Bruce McDowell calling on the WA Government to change their Human Tissue Act to allow Donor Families to have complete ownership of their Donor Hero's donation information

Dr Dominique Martin, an expert in the ethics of organ donation, tells 60 Minutes that while recipients and donor families knowing each other can be a wonderful experience – it’s not without pitfalls WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/60Mins FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Tom Steinfort look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes.

Donor Families Australia seeks a change to the WA Human Tissue Act which would allow Donor Families to cotrol the personal information of their Donor Hero "loved one"

Potential organ donors do not want their families to over-rule their decisions, according to joint Flinders University research.

The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to recognise organ and tissue donations on death certificates and the death register. The government and families of organ donors say they hope the opt-in system will be replicated in other states and territories. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3b6mQBm ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

I WONDER IF: After Henry Openshaw's father Neill died, the family made a decision that would send ripples of hope through the lives of 4 others families. Henry is an Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School school student. He wrote a poem about his father's organ donation that won 1st place in the Writing for Life young writer’s micro-fiction competition - DonateLife

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The Story of a young boy named Ben and the remarkable consequences of his parents decisions to break one of medicines big taboo's. However, after 30 years after Ben's passing Donor Families Australia lead by Bruce McDowell established a petition requesting the Western Australian government to change their Human Tissue Act to allow consenting Donor Families and Recipient to exchange their personal details' Donor Families Australia has now established Donor Heroes Night, held yearly on the 18th May to commemorate all Donor Heroes across Australia and Internationally. For more information you are invited to visit www.donorfamiliesaustralia.org #donorheroesnight #DonorHeroes #DonorFamilies #leavealighton #forevergrateful #organdonation #organdonorawareness

Point of View is an ITV News series where we invite people to share their opinion on stories and issues that matter to them. Rosy Edwards is one of thousands in the UK who rely on other people's organs to stay alive. But she says the planned change from a system in which consenting donors sign up to the transplant list to one in which people 'opt-out' of automatically giving their organs after death won't help her. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/

Robyn discusses the need for Donor Families and Recipient to be able to have better contact.

"Thank you" - two simple words Tatiana Johnson wants to tell Zane Urasli's parents. She owes Brooke and Ibrahim Urasli so much, because when their little boy, Zane, was tragically killed last year they decided to donate his organs. As a result, Tatiana's son, Mason, received new lungs and a new life. Four other lives were also saved. But there's a dilemma: in Australia, it's against the law for medical authorities to help organ recipients and donor families meet, even if both wish it to happen (2018). WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/60Mins FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. #60MinutesAustralia