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'The donor law has failed. Families feel they can still say: it is not going ahead'

Donation intensivist Jelle Epker (Erasmus MC) discusses why the donor law yields few extra organs in practice and the role relatives play in this.

17 September 2026Interviewde Volkskrant

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Donation intensivist Jelle Epker (Erasmus MC) discusses why the donor law yields few extra organs in practice and the role relatives play in this.

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