Legal policies of organ transplantation in India: Basics and beyond

Abstract

The Organ Transplantation Act issued by the Government of India 1994 has undergone major and minor changes in the form of addition of rules and amendments in order to improve the Act to make it much acceptable legally. Over a period of time, with an increase in cadaver organ donations, the rules and policies with regard to the same have been defined and redefined over the years. In this article, the Act, the rules, the amendments, the quick essentials of approach, and the forms are reviewed.