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MPs back Daithi’s Law on organ donation

The six-year-old Belfast boy travelled to Westminster to watch as the regulations were approved in the Commons

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Northern Ireland family travel to Westminster as MPs set to back Daithi’s Law

Mairtin MacGabhann, father of six-year-old Daithi – who is waiting for a heart transplant – said it was ‘an emotional day’.

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Father of boy who inspired organ donation law says Westminster is ‘last hope’

Mairtin MacGabhann was speaking after MLAs at Stormont failed to elect a speaker to allow the regulations to be passed by the Assembly.

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Bid to pass organ donation law at Westminster ‘highly unlikely’ to succeed

The Executive Formation Bill is scheduled to be brought before Westminster later this month.

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DUP under mounting pressure to drop Assembly veto to let organ donor law pass

The case of six-year-old Daithi MacGabhann, who is waiting a heart transplant, has become the focus of the political debate on the Stormont impasse.

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Rishi Sunak asked to help in urgent implementation of Daithi’s Law

"Daithi still remains stable, but we are on our way to Newcastle today for Daithi to undergo a cardiac procedure to give us more answers"

Belfast Live

PM pressed for urgent implementation of Daithi’s Law on organ donation

The opt-out donation system was passed by Stormont last year, but the secondary legislation required to implement it.

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Northern Ireland organ donation law: Daithi MacGabhann family may take legal action

"We were at the funeral of a young boy last week who died of the same condition as Daithi, time is not on our side, we don’t have the time"

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Daithi’s family ‘disappointed and angry’ after meeting over organ law delay

Mairtin MacGabhann said he would consider legal action over delays to the implementation of organ donation laws in Northern Ireland.

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Organ donation: Delay in introducing Daithi's Law branded "unacceptable"

Daithi's father Mairtin MacGabhann said the delay in the legislation was "devastating"

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