Federal vote of May 15 – Can organs be harvested if the family is divided?

– Can organs be harvested if the family is divided?

When the wishes of the deceased are not known, difficult decisions can arise. Explanations.

Posted today at 2:59 p.m.

After a sudden death, the question of organ donation suddenly arises for the family of the deceased, who are often not prepared for it.

KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini

Your husband or wife has just died of a massive stroke. You are in shock. As you are just beginning to grieve, you are faced with a tricky question: was your deceased spouse willing to donate their organs? You don’t know, but ultimately think so. Your parents-in-law, weeping by your side, are of the opposite opinion.

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What will happen then? Will your spouse’s organs be removed since you have a casting vote over that of the parents?

Will they be taken because, if the family disagrees, the hospital might assume that presumed consent applies if the new law passes? These are some of the questions that arise following the modification of the law on transplantation submitted for vote on May 15th.