Regulation on Human Organ Donation and Transplantation · Yalla China

Key practical points:
• Organ donation rests on being fully voluntary and unpaid; selling or buying organs is a crime.
• A living donor's full, written consent is required, and it may be withdrawn any time before the operation.
• Donation after death needs the person's prior consent or that of close relatives.
• Every transplant is subject to ethical review and strict medical standards in licensed institutions.
• Organs are allocated through an official, fair and transparent system, with priority, all else equal, for those whose relatives previously donated.
• Organ trafficking or removal without consent is severely punished.