Calls for organ donation legislation in Quebec

Calls for organ donation legislation in Quebec

October 19, 2023 6:26 pm EST.

“An organ transplantation is a new lease on life,” says Dr. Prosanto Chaudhury, a transplant surgeon at the MUHC, referring to calls for organ donation legislation in Quebec. Brittany Henriques reports.

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