So, it is proposed to be intravital organ donors (except bone marrow) not only to blood relatives, as the current legislation prescribes, but also to actual family members. For example, spouses and foster parents.
Consent to the donation, as before, should be given only on a voluntary basis and subject to the compatibility of the donor and the recipient for medical reasons, is emphasized in the document.
“Although the spouse for the other spouse is not a person with a genetic relationship, but represents the person to whom he dedicates his life ... The adopted child is not a person with a genetic connection for the parent, however, the consequence of adoption is to equate the legal status of the adopted child with the legal status a native child ... We believe that potential living donors should be entitled to save and save the life of their loved one, ”Amanliev said.
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Earlier, the regions of Russia with the largest number of honorable donors were named.
So, in 2017 and 2018, the most honorary donors were registered in the Sverdlovsk region (more than 31 thousand people).