| Courtesy of the South Wales Argus - 14 Feb 2005 REFORM FIGHT CONTINUES A FORMER NEWPORT MAN IS CONTINUING HIS BATTLE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OVER ORGAN DONATION REFORM IN HIS ADOPTED COUNTRY. ALTHOUGH ANDY TOOKEY WAGED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE THE DONOR SYSTEM IN NEW ZEALAND HIS FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER. RECENTLY, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR DONORS, BUT MR TOOKEY SAID IT WAS NOT ENOUGH. "WOULD YOU SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THE PAIN, THE SUFFERING FOR $165 A WEEK?" HE ASKED. "I ASKED THEM TO PAY COMPENSATION, NOT THE BUS FARE. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE DONOR BY VOLUNTEERING." TO HELP INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DONORS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN NEW ZEALAND MR TOOKEY HAS LAUNCHED A PETITION ON HIS WEBSITE - WWW.GIVELIFE.ORG.NZ - TO STOP FAMILIES OVERRIDING THE WISHES OF DONORS. HE WILL PRESENT THE PETITION TO PARLIAMENT DURING THEIR REVIEW OF THE 1964 HUMAN TISSUE ACT LATER THIS YEAR.
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