Ministers tabled the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill in December 2012 to introduce presumed consent in organ donation.

BBC: South East Wales

It is, of course, the draft Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill, published today, and lauched at Leckwith Athletics Stadium in Cardiff.

BBC: Soft launch for the soft opt out

The Human Transplantation Bill is due to go before the assembly for approval in January 2013 and could become law in 2015.

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The Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill says that if a potential donor has not opted out, their next of kin can tell doctors about the wishes of the deceased.

BBC: Wales organ donation opt-out: Rethink on family's role

The Welsh government believes the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill will increase organs available for transplant by a quarter and it hopes the legislation will become law by the summer.

BBC: Organ donation: Opt-out bill to exclude some transplants

The Human Transplantation Bill, which could become law by 2015, would mean adults living in Wales would have to "opt-out" of the organ donation system if they did not want to donate after death.

BBC: Kidney transplant (file photo - 2006)

What they do is they preserve and distribute human tissue for transplantation, and also devices for cardiac and vascular applications.

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Cloning pigs has become a scientific goal because pig organs hold the promise of possibly alleviating the shortage of human organs available for transplantation.

CNN: Researchers clone pigs

In such cases, the pig liver is used as a bridge to transplantation, buying the patient time until a human liver can be found.

CNN: Researchers clone pigs

For example, how will transplanted human iPS cell derivatives behave in terms of cell fate and safety long-term in clinically relevant transplantation settings in rodents or larger animals that are good models for humans?

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