Withdrawing the proposal that people under 18 years old are allowed to register for tissue, body parts, and body donation

The above content is stated in the Draft Law on Donation, Extraction, Transplantation of Human Organs and Parts of the Body and Donation, Extraction of Corpses (amended), the latest version.

This morning, November 2nd, continuing the 2nd Session, the National Assembly will discuss the draft Law on Donation, Harvesting, and Transplantation of Human Organs and Organs (amended).

At the draft submitted to the National Assembly on the morning of October 21, the Government proposed expanding donation sources associated with strict control of donor conditions with a noteworthy new point that people under 18 years old are allowed to register for donation and donate body parts after brain death, circulatory death. The condition is that they have registered for donation, or have a wish before death and are agreed by the representative.

The bill stipulates that people under 18 years old are allowed to donate regenerative tissue while alive, including:

People from 15 years old to under 18 years old donate to family members; people under 15 years old donate to parents, siblings.

In this case, tissue donation is only carried out when there is no suitable adult donor, after consulting and having the consent of the representative and donor; not applicable to blood and blood composition.

In case of emergency to save a patient who is a father, mother, brother, sister, or younger sibling, regenerative tissue can be taken from a person who is not registered for donation if they meet the health conditions and the above conditions.

The proposal that people under 18 years old can register to donate and donate body parts after brain death, circulatory death then received many mixed opinions.

In the report dated November 1 sent to National Assembly deputies, it was clearly stated that the Government would like to receive and has revised the draft in the direction that only people aged 18 and over can express their wishes and register to donate their tissues, body parts, and bodies.

At the same time, abolishing the regulation that people under 18 years old are allowed to register for donation and stipulating that the registration, change, and cancellation of registration of people under 18 years old must have the consent of the representative.

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