title: Kidneys for transplant--"opting out" law in Singapore.
abstract: This paper is about the legislative attempt in Singapore to obtain more cadaver kidneys for transplants. It is a brief account of the major features of the bill which has become law since this note was written. The bill and the law are identical in this case.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Iyer
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D003643:Death; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D012846:Singapore; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*