英國出生74分鐘嬰兒成最小器官捐贈者
The Mirror told yesterday how Emma and Drew Lee found some comfort in knowing little Hope's kidneys and liver cells would save lives after she died just 74 minutes after being born. Now the couple want a change in the law that could save thousands more.
鏡報昨天報道，一名名叫Hope的女嬰雖然纔出生74分鐘就死亡了，但她的父母Emma Lee和Drew Lee在知道她的腎臟和肝臟細胞可以救人之後，選擇捐獻她的器官，這也讓他們從中得到安慰。現在這對夫妻希望法律能有所更改，以拯救更多人的生命。Care worker Emma, 32, said: "Just one body can be used for so many transplants – hearts, lungs, even skin and corneas. Donating should be mandatory, not optional. Transplants don't only help the recipients. They help the donor's grieving family too."
Emma是個護工，今年32歲，她說："一個小嬰兒都可以進行這麼多器官移植——心臟，肺，甚至皮膚和眼角膜。捐獻應該是強制性的，而不是選擇性的。器官移植不僅有助於接受者，對捐贈者悲傷的家庭也是一種撫慰。"
Drew, 51, added: "If becoming a donor was automatic millions more organs would be available. Under the current system healthy organs are going to waste."
父親Drew今年51歲，他補充道："如果成爲捐贈者，將會有更多的器官可以提供。在現在的制度下，健康的器官都會被浪費掉。"
Wales introduced a law on Tuesday deeming all adults to have consented to donate their organs unless they opt out. This groundbreaking change is expected to increase the number of donors by 25%. Three people die every day waiting for a transplant.
威爾士週二宣佈了一條法律，主張所有成年人都應同意捐獻器官，除非決定不參加。這個突破性的改變預計能將器官捐贈者的數量增加25%。現在每天都有三個人在等待器官移植中死去。Emma and Drew were offered the chance to abort Hope when scans showed she had the killer birth condition anencephaly. But they continued with the pregnancy after being inspired by the story of Teddy Houlston who lived for just 100 minutes but saved lives by donating organs.
Emma和Drew曾經有機會可以選擇流產掉Hope，因爲掃描顯示她是個無腦兒，即使生下來也活不了。但是之前有一個叫Teddy Houlston的嬰兒生下來只活了100分鐘卻捐贈器官救了人。受到Teddy的故事的影響，夫妻倆也沒有放棄Hope，將她生了下來。Hope will be cremated on Tuesday. Today, Emma and Drew of Newmarket, Suffolk, faced the task of registering two births and one death.
Hope的遺體將在週二火化。今天，來自薩福克紐馬克特的Emma和Drew需要面對兩份出生登記和一份死亡登記。Emma said: "I had to bite my lip to stop myself from crying. Signing Hope's death certificate was the toughest bit."
Emma說："我必須咬着嘴脣不讓自己哭出來。在Hope的死亡證明上簽字真的太難了。"
