"The Emphasis On Consent In The Human Tissue Bill 2004 Is To Be Welcomed By All. It Represents The Most Appropriate Way Of Regulating The Use Of Human Tissue. However, The Bill Fails To Address The Shortfall In The Supply Of Organs. Alternative Methods Of Satisfying The Demand For Organs Should Not Have Been Ignored"
The use of human tissue is currently regulated by a combination of the common law and the Human Organ Transplant Act 1989 for live donation and by the Human Tissue Act 1961 for dead donors. Call for reform of the loosely worded legislation was amplified after the Alder Hey and Bristol scandals in which large numbers of organs from dead children were removed and retained at a Liverpool hospital without proper permission and without parents' knowledge. Despite the admirable aims of the Human Tissue Bill 2004 in its emphasis on express consent it is doubtful whether the bill is the most appropriate way of regulating use of human tissue particularly in its ability to solve the problem of organ shortage and it may even exacerbate the problem. The bill has not addressed other methods of satisfying the demand for organs but it is debatable practically and ethically whether these should be incorporated into the bill. Ultimately it is vital to assess the underlying views of society on organ......
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