organ spende gesetz

Transplantation Act

In Germany, organ donation is regulated by the Transplantationsgesetz (TPG). The specifications are under “Richtlinien für die Wartelistenführung und die Organvermittlung” and from Bundesärztekammer (BäK) defined. When approving the removal of the donor organs, Germany has regulated what is known as the decision-making system.

This set of rules, also known as “OPT-IN”, has developed to the detriment of patients in Germany in a European comparison, since many European countries have prescribed the “OPT-OUT, objection rule” in their transplantation law and thus no such unbearably long waiting times as here have in Germany.

organ spende gesetz

Transplantation Act

In Germany, organ donation is regulated by the Transplantationsgesetz (TPG). The specifications are under “Richtlinien für die Wartelistenführung und die Organvermittlung” and from Bundesärztekammer (BäK) defined. When approving the removal of the donor organs, Germany has regulated what is known as the decision-making system.

This set of rules, also known as “OPT-IN”, has developed to the detriment of patients in Germany in a European comparison, since many European countries have prescribed the “OPT-OUT, objection rule” in their transplantation law and thus no such unbearably long waiting times as here have in Germany.

organ spende gesetz

Transplantation Act

In Germany, organ donation is regulated by the Transplantationsgesetz (TPG). The specifications are under “Richtlinien für die Wartelistenführung und die Organvermittlung” and from Bundesärztekammer (BäK) defined. When approving the removal of the donor organs, Germany has regulated what is known as the decision-making system.

This set of rules, also known as “OPT-IN”, has developed to the detriment of patients in Germany in a European comparison, since many European countries have prescribed the “OPT-OUT, objection rule” in their transplantation law and thus no such unbearably long waiting times as here have in Germany.

Comparison of these regulations “OPT-IN” and “OPT-OUT”:

opt in aimation

opt-in organ donation

The possible organ donor is determined by the family, which decides on the inheritance of the organs.

If the potential organ donor has not left a declaration of intent to donate organs during his or her lifetime, the sole decision-making power rests with the family or next of kin.

In most cases this leads to a “no”. If there is no one who can make a decision, no organ removal is carried out. If anything, that someone is available for organ removal is very small, and with this regulation this small number of organ donations in Germany is also wiped out.

An organ donor card or living will “could” be an important link in this case. However, for 2 years (rejection of the objection solution January 16th, 2020) neither an online register (proposal of the Greens/Left Party/AFD) has been implemented nor has the documentation of this decision in written form been adequately implemented (only 44% have put it in writing).

opt out

opt-out organ donation

A possible organ donor must have voted against it during his lifetime, otherwise you are an organ donor.

Everyone here automatically becomes an organ donor, and the family does not have to take on the burden of making a wrong decision. The fact that this regulation has caused such a stir among politicians here in Germany and has led to the vote with “No to contradiction solution” is due solely to the ignorance of the so-called “health politicians” of some parties.

With this regulation, everyone is asked to think about this important procedure during their lifetime and to make their decision, for example with an organ donor card. But although 84 percent of the population is in favor of organ donation (according to a survey by the Federal Center for Health Education BZgA), the number of transplants is alarmingly low and 3 people die silently every day due to this deficiency.

Transplantation-Acts in Europe (OPT-IN and OPT-OUT)

Transplantationsgesetze in Europa

Effect of transplant laws:

OPT-IN

organ donation germany down

OPT-OUT

Europe Organ donation increasing

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