Taro Kono, a lawmaker of the governing Liberal Democratic Party, has drafted legislation to lift the ban on children under 15 becoming organ donors after being declared brain dead, according to LDP sources.
The draft says organs “may be donated only with the consent of the bereaved family, regardless of (the donor’s) age, unless that person has expressed his or her wish to refuse donation.”
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