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Public Policy & Law

'Cooling corpses': Section 43 of the Human Tissue Act 2004 and organ donation

C Sangster

Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics, Law School, University of Liverpool, Chatham Street, Liverpool L69 7ZS, UK
catriona.sangster{at}gmail.com

In an attempt to increase the number of organs available for transplantation, section 43 of the Human Tissue Act 2004 provides, for the first time, a statutory basis for the non-consensual preservation of organs. However, several issues arise out of the terminology of the section relating to where the preservation steps can be carried out and, indeed, what preservation steps can be performed which may affect the success of this attempt to increase the organ donor pool.

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