In this recent Irish Times podcast, Orla explains to journalist Bernice Harrison why she is in favour of the change to ‘soft-opt-out' organ donor consent and other key aspects of the forthcoming Human Tissue Bill.
Background
Orla Tinsley received a life saving double lung transplant in New York's Presbyterian Hospital in 2017. Her challenging transplant journey was featured in the very moving RTE Documentary ‘Warrior'. Orla is presently on dialysis and is in need of a kidney transplant. A writer and broadcaster, Orla has been involved in many CF related campaigns, most notably for the CF adult transplant unit in St Vincent’s hospital, part of the Nutley Wing that was completed in 2012. CFI strongly supports the proposed change in organ donor consent.