title: The principles of gift law and the regulation of organ donation.
abstract: The principles of gift law establish a consistent international legal understanding of consent to donation under a range of regulatory systems. Gift law as the primary legal principle is important to both the foundation of systems that prevent organ sales and the consideration of strategies to increase organ donation for transplantation.
authors.affiliation: New England Organ Bank, Boston University School of Law, Waltham, MA 02451, USA. alexandra_glazier@neob.org
authors.forename: Alexandra K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Glazier
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007557:Israel; D019724:Presumed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States