title: [Organ transplantation and child abuse].
abstract: The revised 'Act Concerning Organ Transplantation' was enforced from July 17, 2010, while the organ donation from a child under the age of fifteen became possible with the guardian's agreement. It is needed that construction of the auditing system to exclude organ procurement from the brain-dead child due to abuse and it is also important to defend child's right of making self-decision and expressing their will. However, the preparation period to establish the infrastructure until enforcing is not sufficient for about one year after revision by the Diet member legislation. This paper discusses various issues on current situations and problems to be solved which are associated with organ transplantation and child abuse in Japan, including flowchart and checklist for child abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hyogo College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takakuni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*