title: Reforming the Human Tissue Acts.
abstract: The Human Tissue Acts of the various States and Territories that were enacted following the 1977 Report of the Australian Law Reform Commission on Human Tissue Transplants are in need of an overhaul as a result of rapid advances in medical science and biotechnology, as well as growing public expectations regarding the ethical use of tissues and organs obtained from autopsies and other sources. The author argues that the time is ripe for a comprehensive review and revision of the Acts throughout the country in order to maintain a consistent approach.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McKelvie
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends; D003132:Commerce / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*