The group was set up in February 2001 to provide advice to the Scottish Executive on organ donation and transplantation issues.

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Spain leads internationally with 34 deceased donors per million population, according to figures from the International Registry of Organ Donation and Transplantation.

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The STG - which includes health professionals, patients' organisations and members of the public - was created last year to provide advice on organ donation and transplantation.

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The authors also decided it was important to separate completely the diagnosis and confirmation of death from anything to do with the issues surrounding organ donation and transplantation.

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Among the issues being debated are the future handling of organ transplantation and the ethical dilemmas surrounding donation.

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