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People in the UAE are ready to donate their organs - alive or dead, according to a National Survey on Organ Donation and transplantation.
Sixty eight (68) per cent of the 500 respondents who took part in the survey said that they would donate their organs if needed.
What the UAE law says on organ transplant > Any person above 21 may express the will to donate organs in the presence of two witnesses with full legal capacity > A thorough physical examination has to be done to ensure that the donor is physically fit > Any living person may also express her or his will to donate organs after death in writing > In absence of such an explicit consent, the written consent of the next of kin up to the second degree must be obtained > Donor identity may not be disclosed to the recipient unless necessary > Any form of organ trafficking is illegal under the law and physicians are barred from performing an organ transfer operation as soon as they become aware of a commercial exchange > At present, the Abu Dhabi National Transplant Centre at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City) is the only institution where transplants can be performed >Any transgressions of the law is punishable with imprisonment and a fine of up to Dh30,000 maximum. > In May 2013, the first donated organ from a deceased person was successfully transplanted to a young woman with a damaged kidney. (Courtesy Electronic Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law) |
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