Organ Transplantation Guidelines Providing Compensation To Altruistic Donors Upheld By Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Kerala has upheld the guidelines framed by the Kerala Government under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act 1994, providing for compensation to altruistic organ donors. The guidelines were challenged on the ground that they promote commercial harvesting of human organs, which is prohibited as per Section 19 of the Act.The guidelines compensate altruistic donors...