form a uniform organ donation policy for better access: SC to govt
New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to come out with a uniform national policy for organ transplantation that provides equal access and opportunity to all recipients.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai noted the disparity among states which do not have facilities for organ transplantation in government hospitals for the benefit of underprivileged. Some states were yet to adopt the amendments and rules introduced under the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 2011 and the accompanying rules in 2014.
"A uniform national policy on organ donation is imperative to secure health of citizens," the court said.
"A uniform policy for registration of patients, criteria of allocation of o...
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