Regulations Regarding Living Organ Donation in Europe Possibilities of Harmonisation /

• Main Author: Lopp, Leonie. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Law.; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.; Medical ethics.; Public health laws.; European Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Medical Law.; Transplant Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33799-4

Organ transplantation is a much-discussed subject, and the importance of living organ donation is increasing significantly. Yet despite all efforts, too few donor organs are available to help all patients in need. This book analyses whether the national legal regulations are also partly responsible...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Overview about living organ donation
• Comparative analysis of European transplant laws regarding living organ donation
• Analysis of the normative arguments that dominate the policy arena about necessity and legitimacy of legal restrictions in living donor transplantation
• Actions of the European Union so far
• Possibilities of� harmonisation
• Best practice proposal for living organ donation in the European Union
• Summary.