Over 60 MPs are supporting Anthony Nolan’s campaign to introduce Adrian’s Law, which calls for schools and colleges to educate 16 to 18 year old students on the need for blood, organ, and bone marrow donors.
This follows on from Seema Maholtra MP introducing Adrian’s Law under a Ten Minute Rule Motion in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 March.
The law is named after Adrian Sudbury; an inspirational journalist who was diagnosed with leukaemia at 25. Adrian received blood transfusions and a bone marrow transplant as part of his treatment. His legacy is Register & Be a Lifesaver (R&Be), an education programme run by Anthony Nolan and NHS Blood & Transplant, in which volunteers deliver presentations in schools to teach the facts about blood, organ and bone marrow donation. Adrian passed away in 2008, with R&Be beginning shortly after.
Like Adrian, we believe that more people could receive lifesaving transplants and transfusions if young people knew the facts about becoming a donor, to be able to make an informed decision about how they could help save lives.