Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022
Public bill · Government · Presented
The main purpose is to create Ireland’s first full legal framework for organ donation, post-mortems, body donation for anatomy, and the public display of bodies. It would make consent the central rule, introduce a soft opt-out system for organ donation after death, allow living donation with extra safeguards, and replace the old Anatomy Act with modern licensing and oversight. It also tightens rules for hospital post-mortems, gives families a clearer role in decisions, and sets standards for storage, handling, and respectful disposal of human remains and tissue. The changes matter because they aim to increase transplants, protect people’s wishes and dignity, and give proper regulation to practices that were previously covered by outdated or patchy rules.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the removal, donation and use of organs and tissues and cells from deceased and living persons for the purposes of transplantation; to make provision for the establishment and maintenance of a register in respect of certain organs whereby persons who do not wish to donate certain organs after death may register objection to donation of such organs; to provide for the establishment of a panel of persons to oversee certain proposed donations in respect of certain persons; to make provision for the carrying out of post-mortems in hospital settings and the regulation of such activity; to make provision for the donation by living persons of their bodies after death for the purposes of anatomical examination or public display; to provide for the establishment of a licensing system in respect of persons undertaking anatomical examinations or public display activities; to provide that consent is pre-requisite for all procedures involving human organs and tissues and cells and for procedures relating to carrying out of anatomical examinations or public display activities; to make provision for the protection of the bodily integrity of persons before and after death; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with these and other matters; and, for these and other purposes, to amend the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, the Coroners Act 1962, the European Communities (Quality and Safety of Human Tissues and Cells) Regulations 2006, the European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012 and certain other enactments; to repeal the Anatomy Act 1832; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 11 September 2024
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