Should Australia change its organ donation laws?

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.

“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. 

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