Abstract
In Ohio, the recent enactment of the required request law has already helped grieving families to grapple with a loved one's death. Here and across the nation, modifications to organ donation statutes may provide the impetus to change the way a seemingly willing, but apprehensive population views organ donation. But the statutes governing this area are only one component of the fascinating concept of "giving life through death." Because a wealth of material already exists detailing narrow aspects of this area, the purpose of this comment is to present the reader with an informative overview of organ donation as it currently exists.
Part I of this comment discusses the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and Ohio's organ donation statute; Part II addresses the problems confronted in defining death; Part III examines the donation-transplant process; and, Part IV focuses on the future.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Juliana S.
(1988)
"The Gift of Life: New Laws, Old Dilemmas, and the Future of Organ Procurement,"
Akron Law Review: Vol. 21:
Iss.
4, Article 5.
Available at:
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/akronlawreview/vol21/iss4/5