title: A pilot programme of organ donation after cardiac death in China.
abstract: China's aims are to develop an ethical and sustainable organ transplantation system for the Chinese people and to be accepted as a responsible member of the international transplantation community. In 2007, China implemented the Regulation on Human Organ Transplantation, which was the first step towards the establishment of a voluntary organ donation system. Although progress has been made, several ethical and legal issues associated with transplantation in China remain, including the use of organs from executed prisoners, organ scarcity, the illegal organ trade, and transplantation tourism. In this Health Policy article we outline the standards used to define cardiac death in China and a legal and procedural framework for an organ donation system based on voluntary donation after cardiac death that adheres to both China's social and cultural principles and international transplantation standards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China. jeffrey1301@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jiefu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Millis
authors.forename: Yilei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: M Andrew
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Millis
authors.forename: Xinting
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sang
authors.forename: Shouxian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D001926:Brain Death; D002203:Capital Punishment; D002681:China; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003643:Death; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007391:International Cooperation; D019520:Living Donors; D057193:Medical Tourism / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011329:Prisoners; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends