united-kingdom
Prevent family overriding organ donation wishes
<p>In the UK, the NHS generally allows families of the deceased to override their expressed wishes to donate their organs.</p>

<p>Is there any legal mechanism whereby a person could prevent this from happening such that their organs were donated regardless of their family's consent?</p>

<h2>No</h2>

<p>Your information is slightly <a href="https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/faq/consent/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wrong</a>. Families do not have the <em>legal</em> right to override the wishes of the prospective donor, however, the ultimate legal decision maker (where donor consent has been given) is the medical practitioner. The donor or the family can influence that decision but they can’t dictate it. Most doctors will not harvest in opposition to the family’s wishes but that is a matter that is legally within the doctor’s discretion.</p>
