Research On Legal Issues Of Human Organ Transplant Donor

The donor is the Party who donates his organ in the Process of organ transplant. The donor system includes regulations about modes of donation, donation of living people, Protection of minors and those who have no full capacity for civil conduct, and Prohibition of organ transaction. But also related to some problems, such as, whether the donor should be compensated, how to protect the donor’s voluntary, relieve the donors’ suffered damage, determinate the death standard and so on. The donated organ, which is vital to the success, still seems a serious shortage. various measures have to be taken to enlarge the number of donors so that more Patients can be Saved. However, while the recipient is saved, the rights and interests of the donor are often neglected, and some people even hurt or kill the donor on Purpose to obtain the needed organ, which not only harms the interests of the donor but also diminishes the enthusiasm of donation and violates the legal principles of justice and equity. Thus the law,as a means of Balancing social interests, should protect the rights and health of the donor as well as those of the recipient. There are imperfections both in legislation and Practice of organ transplant in our country. Therefore, to perfect the donor system of our country, we must strengthen Protection for donors and establish and Perfect other related legal system.