Chapitre 7. The Organ Transplant Law of Japan – the past, the present, and the future

Authors

  • Kazuya Kondo Associate professor of Kanagawa Univ. Law School, Japan.

Keywords:

organ transplantation, organ procurement, organ donation, brain death, scarcity, legislation, Japan

Abstract

The Organ Transplant Law of Japan, which regulates organ transplants using brain-dead persons’ organs, has a set of extremely severe intention-requirements. It has stagnated, rather than promoted, the organ transplant in Japan for the last 8 years. We believe that the Law should be reformed by making an about-face from the current “opt-in” to the “opt-out” principle.

Published

2023-01-29

How to Cite

Kazuya Kondo. (2023). Chapitre 7. The Organ Transplant Law of Japan – the past, the present, and the future. Journal International De bioéthique Et d’éthique Des Sciences, 16(1-2). Retrieved from https://journaleska.com/index.php/jidb/article/view/8424

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1-2 (2005): JIB

Section

Articles
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