title: Transplantation of organs and tissues and some reflections on the "solidarity" of the human cadaver in Portugal.
abstract: The article presents the legal situation of transplantation medicine in Portugal and presents some interesting statistical data. The author defends the opting-out system and presents an argument in favour of such solution, taking into account the mandatory nature of forensic autopsies.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biomedical Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D011174:Portugal; D019724:Presumed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration