The German government on Monday launched a central online register for organ donation in an effort to help thousands of people waiting for transplants. In the digital register, people aged 16 and over can enter whether or not they wish to donate organs after their death. Currently there are 8,400 people on an organ waiting list, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said. He spoke of an important prerequisite for more organ donations. At the same time, however, he again argued in favour of a more fundamental reform, according to which people are automatically considered donors as long as they do not…