Helen Day's son Stewart Orme dedicated his short life to helping people.
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The Canberra man died tragically at age 23 in a motorbike accident in 2013 on Tidbinbilla Road.
Ms Day said she had no hesitation in choosing to donate her son's organs - his last act helped save the lives of six others.
She said a permanent acknowledgment of Mr Orme's final gift on his death certificate would mean the world to his family.
Labor backbencher Tara Cheyne will on Wednesday introduce a bill to allow family members of organ donors in the ACT to do just that. She made the move after hearing from Canberra families who believed their significant decision was underrecognised.
The proposed legislation would mean families could request to have the death register reflect that their family member donated organs, and accordingly have their death certificate updated. They could also request a letter of acknowledgment from the chief minister.
Ms Day said her son was a passionate volunteer who first went to Uganda aged 19. He returned to the country when he was 21 and was planning another trip when he died in the motorcycle crash near the Point Hut Crossing intersection
Ms Day said his compassion was an inspiration to her and so many others. "No mother should ever have to bury their own child," she said. "What helped me was that he was able to continue doing what he's done helping people .. in that there's six people out there who were assisted by seven of his organs."
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She said the ability to have the fact her son was an organ donor acknowledged on his death certificate would be special.
"It would show he was able to help people," Ms Day said.
"It's a personal thing and I know it may not be for everyone ... but for myself and others they would find it was helpful to have that acknowledgment."
Mr Orme was not a registered donor but the family had recently discussed organ donation before his death.
"I knew straight away that was something he would have wanted," she said.
Ms Cheyne said there were a number of existing avenues for recognition of organ donation, including the Gift of Life walk and the annual services of remembrance.
"However, donor families in the ACT and across the country have raised with me that, apart from an acknowledgment letter from the hospital via DonateLife (in the case of organ and tissue donations on the occasion of death), there are few formal, tangible avenues for them to see the significance of the donation acknowledged," she said.
"Some families have reported they feel the significant decision is underrecognised.
"The intention is that the legislation applies whether the person was a donor while living or a donor on the occasion of their death."
Ms Cheyne said requests for a letter from the Chief Minister, or for changes to the death register, would only be able to be made by the family, with the provision of verifying information.
"By going down this path, it allows the family to make the request at any time. Importantly, by being optional, up to the family, and not time limited, it gives the family control and agency in deciding how and when they wish to have their loved one's donation recognised."