Should young people have the choice to be organ donors? Why a P.E.I family is lobbying for it
February 24, 2025
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as posted by the channelAs eight-year-old Maverick Bishop waits in Toronto with his mom and baby sister for a donor heart to become available, the P.E.I. family is calling on the provincial government to change the rules on organ donations. Right now, you have to be 16 or older to sign up to donate organs. Maverick's family wants to see that age drop. CBC's Laura Meader has the story.
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