| Back to Main Page Removing Your Name From The Australian Organ Donor Register It is quite simple to remove your name from the Australian Organ Donor Register. Phone their FreeCall Number, 1 800 777 203. First verify your name is on the Register then tell them to remove it. They will ask a few questions to determine your identity then say they have removed it. A reasonable request would be to ask them to advise you in writing that your name has been removed. It will be wise to phone a few weeks later to ensure they have followed your orders. Old Donor Registers In your younger days you may have signed some card or form agreeing to be a organ donor and then forgotten about it. These old registers run by state governments or kidney and heart foundations may still be classed as legal agreements so it is good to track them down and order them to remove your name. Organ Keepers in other Countries While the above advice is for Australians it can be applied in any country where a person wants to change their donor status. Carry An Organ Retainer Card It is also a wise precaution to carry an organ retainer card saying that upon death you want to keep all your organs and body parts and don't want to be experimented upon. This viewpoint should be told to next of kin who, it should be known, may try to reverse your organ keeper status, but if your cards are up to date they won't be able to in most countries. You can make your own organ retainer card composing your own statement or Go To The Organ Retainer Website and get ideas from or copy their cards. Can Next of Kin over-rule your organ keeper decision despite you registering as a "Non-Donor" with the Australian Organ Donor Register? I phoned their 1800 777 203 number and asked. They answered a definite yes saying the legislation allowed it. A second call a few days later got a different answer. They would think about it and I should phone back later when they declined to answer saying it was up to local transplant co-ordinators who "sort of had the power". Go back to Nasty Side of Organ Transplanting website |