Delhi HC directs Central Government to establish guidelines for organ/live tissue donation by minors under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules 2014.

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Government to establish guidelines for authorities when considering requests for organ and live tissue donation by minors to their family members. This came as a result of a case involving a minor daughter seeking permission to donate part of her liver to her father. The Union Health Ministry has been instructed to formulate the guidelines under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules 2014, to be used as guidance for appropriate authorities and state governments in cases regarding tissue donations by minors. The guidelines will be developed within a two-month period.

February 01, 2024
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