Archiv der Transplantation

Rules on Organ and Tissue Donation

Satoshi Teraoka

Minimum age for registering as a donor. Children under 12 might not register as a donor within the Donor Register, nor may anyone else do that on their behalf. Doctors may only use the organs or tissue of a deceased child if they need obtained consent from the child’s parents or guardian. Teenagers Young people aged 12 to fifteen can register as an donor . However, the oldsters or guardian may object to their child’s wishes on organ donation, albeit the kid may be a registered donor, until the kid turns 16.