Israel’s Health Minister German to draft legislation that would proliferate organ donation. Gov’t to assume Israelis agree to harvest their organs unless they actively opt out.
New draft legislation would let Israeli doctors recover the organs of deceased Israelis even without their explicit consent, Israeli Health Minister Yael German announced on Sunday.

All Israelis could soon be added to the organ donor registry if Israel moves to an opt-out system – Photo: Getty Images
German would like to transform the current opt-in system, where Israelis have to make an express wish to donate their organs upon death, into an opt-out system, in which all adults would be presumed to have granted permission to harvest their organs unless they actively choose to be taken out of the donor pool.

Sunday’s meeting between Israel’s 





