THO

Transplantation of Human Organ Act(English)

  • was passed in India in 1994 to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities. Broadly, the act accepted brain death as a form of death and made the sale of organs a punishable offence. With the acceptance of brain death, it became possible to not only undertake kidney transplantations but also start other solid organ transplants like liver, heart, lungs, and pancreas
  • Transplantation, Legal issues
  • https://doi.org…0970-1591.56203