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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/organ-donation-prompt-piloted.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Anyone applying for a driving licence will be asked if they want to be an organ donor" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-organ-donation-prompt-piloted.jpg" alt="Anyone applying for a driving licence will be asked if they want to be an organ donor"/></a></p>
<p>Anyone applying for a driving licence from July will be required to answer a question regarding organ donation under a scheme being brought in by the Government.</p>
<p>The prompted choice system will make would-be drivers state if they want to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register or defer a decision until a later date.</p>
<p>It is hoped the DVLA pilot scheme will boost the numbers of those willing to give vital body parts to help others live in the case of their own death.</p>
<p>Under the current system, applicants can skip over a question on donation when applying for a driving licence.</p>
<p>But the new regime will require that they opt to either register for donation, state that they have already signed up or state: &#8220;I do not want to answer this question now.&#8221;</p>
<p>At present, only 27% of people in the UK are registered donors &#8211; but studies have shown that a far larger proportion are in favour of donating body parts.</p>
<p>Getting more people to sign-up could save the lives of some of the 8,000 people in the UK currently waiting for a transplant.</p>
<p>Prompted choice schemes in the US have seen a bump in registrations.</p>
<p>In the state of Illinois, the percentage of donors has increased from 38% to 60% since 2008 following the introduction of a similar initiative.</p>
<p>British public health minister Anne Milton said: &#8220;Being an organ donor is a truly selfless act and is the ultimate gift anyone could give. I would like to see all those people who are happy to donate their organs to sign up.&#8221;</p>
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