Regulacja prawna transplantacji w ustawodawstwie europejskim
Legal framework of transplantation's in European Union legislation

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, a tormenting phenomenon can be observed related to the decreasing number of transplants performed due to the limited amount of patron organs. This fact has become an opportunity to analyse the European Union’s regulations of transplantation. The achievements of the Council of Europe and the European Union in terms of organ donation and transplantation has been presented in detail with a conclusion heading towards the dangerous commercialization process of transplantation. This article presents also the standards developed by the European Union in regard to transplantation which clearly supports the fact that organ donation should be on non-profit and altruistic basis excluding commercial aspects.

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