Правни проблеми при трансплантация и органодонорство
Legal Issues in Transplantation and Organ Donation

Author(s): Darina Zinovieva
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: transplantation; organ donation
Summary/Abstract: This paper sheds light on one of the methods for treating patients with organ failure – transplantation. Reference is made to the history and the first attempt at transplantation is also discussed. The legal issues related establishing brain death, giving consent for organ donation from a person in a state of brain death, and those related to giving consent for organ donation from a living donor are touched upon. In conclusion, the legal aspects in various branches of law related to transplantation and organ donation are also presented.

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