The opting-in scheme: legal analysis on the organ procurement system in Malaysia / Fathimah Az-Zahra' Sallehuddin

Organ donation is a noble act and provide the best solution for many chronic illnesses. However, the availability of organ donors continue to be the biggest challenge in organ transplantation.The opt-in scheme in Malaysia is seen as a mean to increase organ donation as well as countering organ short...

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Main Author:	Sallehuddin, Fathimah Az-Zahra'
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Organs
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/64507/1/64507.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.645072022-08-08T00:59:22Z The opting-in scheme: legal analysis on the organ procurement system in Malaysia / Fathimah Az-Zahra' Sallehuddin 2017-03 Sallehuddin, Fathimah Az-Zahra' Organs Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Organ donation is a noble act and provide the best solution for many chronic illnesses. However, the availability of organ donors continue to be the biggest challenge in organ transplantation.The opt-in scheme in Malaysia is seen as a mean to increase organ donation as well as countering organ shortages. However, the scheme is unsatisfactory in providing sufficient numbers of actual donors in the country despite a large number of potential donors. Moreover, the present law are inadequate in addressing the practiced scheme. The law applied . in the UK, Singapore and Iran made organ procurement scheme differs from ours and pose a better rate of organ donation. Nonetheless the adoption of the same scheme may not be suitable to be applied locally as the outcome may vary depending on various factors. Furthermore, Islamic perspective on organ donation should be taken into consideration, as Islam is the religion of the federation in Malaysia. Despite the clear fatwa on permissibility of organ donation, the public is still mixed up. Hence, there is a need to approach this problem in a holistic manner so that the adopted method is applicable and well-accepted by the Malaysian multiracial and multi-faith community. the most essential step is to improve the current opt-in scheme. As it is already well-accepted, all possible efforts should be maximised. This would include improving infrastructure and services as well as providing effective public education. Furthermore, amendments of the law is necessary in addressing the inadequacy of the act as well as legally compel immediate relatives to honour an organ donor's wish. Apart from the relatives, religious leaders also play a significant role in encouraging it's religion followers to donate organs.Additionally, awarding incentive to organ donors is viewed as more feasible to attract more donors without commoditisation of the human organs. 2017-03 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/64507/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/64507/1/64507.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Sg. Buloh) Faculty of Medicine Abdul Rahman, Noraiza
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topic	Organs Organs
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description	Organ donation is a noble act and provide the best solution for many chronic illnesses. However, the availability of organ donors continue to be the biggest challenge in organ transplantation.The opt-in scheme in Malaysia is seen as a mean to increase organ donation as well as countering organ shortages. However, the scheme is unsatisfactory in providing sufficient numbers of actual donors in the country despite a large number of potential donors. Moreover, the present law are inadequate in addressing the practiced scheme. The law applied . in the UK, Singapore and Iran made organ procurement scheme differs from ours and pose a better rate of organ donation. Nonetheless the adoption of the same scheme may not be suitable to be applied locally as the outcome may vary depending on various factors. Furthermore, Islamic perspective on organ donation should be taken into consideration, as Islam is the religion of the federation in Malaysia. Despite the clear fatwa on permissibility of organ donation, the public is still mixed up. Hence, there is a need to approach this problem in a holistic manner so that the adopted method is applicable and well-accepted by the Malaysian multiracial and multi-faith community. the most essential step is to improve the current opt-in scheme. As it is already well-accepted, all possible efforts should be maximised. This would include improving infrastructure and services as well as providing effective public education. Furthermore, amendments of the law is necessary in addressing the inadequacy of the act as well as legally compel immediate relatives to honour an organ donor's wish. Apart from the relatives, religious leaders also play a significant role in encouraging it's religion followers to donate organs.Additionally, awarding incentive to organ donors is viewed as more feasible to attract more donors without commoditisation of the human organs.
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author	Sallehuddin, Fathimah Az-Zahra'
author_facet	Sallehuddin, Fathimah Az-Zahra'
author_sort	Sallehuddin, Fathimah Az-Zahra'
title	The opting-in scheme: legal analysis on the organ procurement system in Malaysia / Fathimah Az-Zahra' Sallehuddin
title_short	The opting-in scheme: legal analysis on the organ procurement system in Malaysia / Fathimah Az-Zahra' Sallehuddin
title_full	The opting-in scheme: legal analysis on the organ procurement system in Malaysia / Fathimah Az-Zahra' Sallehuddin
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