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Organs for Transplantation
Author(s) -
Teo Bernard
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3562357
Subject(s) - organ donation , informed consent , transplantation , organ transplantation , donation , medicine , psychology , law , surgery , political science , alternative medicine , pathology
Singapore's Human Organ Transplant Act presumes that competent adults consent to donate their kidneys in the event of a fatal accident, unless they have refused in writing. No family consent is required. What can other countries wishing to implement a presumed‐consent model of organ donation learn from Singapore's experience?

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