At current, anybody who desires to donate organs after loss of life should "opt in" to the system
Legislation has been tabled at Holyrood to shift Scotland to an "opt-out" system for organ donation.
At current, folks should choose in to the system with the intention to donate their organs for transplants after they die.
Under the proposals published on the Scottish Parliament, it is going to be assumed folks had been in favour of donation except they've said in any other case.
However, docs will nonetheless test with the households of the deceased to ensure they might not oppose donation.
Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell stated the transfer was "part of driving a long-term change in attitudes towards organ and tissue donation".
Currently, 45% of the Scottish inhabitants have signed up for the organ donor card scheme, though the variety of donors has elevated by 89% over the previous decade.
The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill follows comparable laws handed in Wales in 2015, and permits elements of an grownup's physique for use in transplants within the absence of specific permission.
However, it consists of provisions to ensure the needs of households and subsequent of kin proceed to be revered, and excludes youngsters and adults who don't have the capability to know the foundations.
Ms Campbell stated: "Organ and tissue donation is an unimaginable present. Importantly, below the proposed system, folks will nonetheless have the ability to make a selection about donation as they'll now and there are safeguards to make sure their needs are adopted.
"I'd encourage folks to proceed to make a resolution about donation and to inform their household.
"Organ donation can only occur in tragic circumstances, and every donor, supported by their family, makes a selfless decision that can save other people's lives."
Less than 1% of individuals die in circumstances that allow organ donation to happen, as potential donors normally must be in an intensive care unit on the time and there could also be medical causes that imply organs are unsuitable for transplantation.
MSPs thought of an opt-out system within the earlier parliamentary time period, however narrowly rejected a member's invoice from Labour's Anne McTaggart as a result of "serious concerns" in regards to the "practical impact of the specific details".
Ministers promised to think about the thought, and have introduced ahead their very own laws with the backing of British Medical Association Scotland and 82% of respondents in a session.
There have been calls for different elements of the UK to comply with the Welsh mannequin, and MPs have backed making a comparable change in England.
A examine of the Welsh system discovered that it had not elevated the variety of donors throughout its first two years, though Health Secretary Vaughan Gething stated it was "too early to know the true impact" of the change.