A new organ transplant law will only succeed if Barbados confronts deep-rooted religious and cultural resistance to donation, independent senator and internal medicine expert Dr Kenneth Connell has warned, urging sustained public education, stronger hospital resources and improved patient care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

As the Human Tissue Transplant Bill came before Senate lawmakers, Senator Connell urged  Barbadians to move away from a mindset that stands in the way of saving lives.

“We now have to change our entire culture,” Dr Connell said. “How do we change that culture so that the average Barbadian citizen doesn’t see this as an act against God, but sees this as the ultimate act of giving?”