Encouraging donation of organs for transplantation by requiring request.
Requiring hospitals to request permission from next-of-kin to harvest organs from a deceased patient is a positive step toward reducing the shortage of organs for transplantation. The "required request" laws, however, should rely on immunity from liability rather than criminal sanctions to encourage compliance.
D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014180:Transplantation / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States