In September of this year, Uruguay passed a law that makes all Uruguayan citizens of 18 years or older organ donors. The new law says that for a citizen not to be a donor, the person would have to sign a document at the National National Institute of Organ Donation and Transplantation (INDT) registering their decision not to donate their organs at death. The intention is to boost the number of transplants especially for those who otherwise would not be able to afford them.
The Uruguayan legislation establishes that a diagnosis of brain-stem death has to be signed and ascertained by two medical doctors who are not part of the transplant or procurement team.
The procedures under the new Uruguayan law ease the burden on the family of the deceased in contexts that are frequently dramatic and where one of the last things people think about are the wishes of the deceased, and whether the person wanted to be a donor or not.
Shouldn't this be seriously considered for passing in the Dominican Republic? This could benefit anyone of us that dies unexpectedly. Comments appreciated.
The link to the Uruguayan law in Spanish:
http://200.40.229.134/Leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18968&Anchor=
The Uruguayan legislation establishes that a diagnosis of brain-stem death has to be signed and ascertained by two medical doctors who are not part of the transplant or procurement team.
The procedures under the new Uruguayan law ease the burden on the family of the deceased in contexts that are frequently dramatic and where one of the last things people think about are the wishes of the deceased, and whether the person wanted to be a donor or not.
Shouldn't this be seriously considered for passing in the Dominican Republic? This could benefit anyone of us that dies unexpectedly. Comments appreciated.
The link to the Uruguayan law in Spanish:
http://200.40.229.134/Leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=18968&Anchor=