Around the first week of July 2017, the Scottish government agreed to implement an opt-out system for organ donation following six years of campaigning from the Glasgow Evening Times. The paper launched the Opt for Life campaign in October 2011 lobbying for the Scottish government to change organ donation laws to an opt-out system. The paper gathered 20,000 signatures through a public petition, appeared before a Scottish Parliament committee and obtained support from health professionals and Members of the Scottish Parliament. Senior reporter Caroline Wilson, who led the paper’s Opt for Life coverage, said: “We faced opposition, including from those in the medical profession, but we had to challenge their judgment. However, the one constant was the level of public support, particularly those who had experienced the agony of waiting for a transplant.” Editor Graham Shields said: “The Opt for Life campaign has been a huge undertaking and it promised to improve the lives of thousands of people across the whole of Scotland. I am proud of our staff and readers for sticking with this important task and finally delivering success.”