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Govt to seek public views on HOTA changes
By Hetty Musfirah, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 November 2008 1940 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Public consultations on amendments to be made to the Human Organ Transplant Act or HOTA are set to take place in a few weeks' time, and the bill to amend HOTA will be tabled in Parliament in January or February.

Proposed changes to HOTA include compensating living donors and lifting the current age limit for donors, and possibly, recipients.

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Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said this during the launch of the six-week campaign "Live On" to increase public awareness and support of organ donation.

Compensating living donors is a complex issue, due to the many factors to be considered.

Mr Khaw said: "The ethical committee has clarified that globally, including WHO (World Health Organisation), that it is ethical to compensate, so long as the compensation amount is not so big so as to induce.

"So they make a distinction between reimbursement, compensation and inducement. So we should amend the law to reflect that clarification."

The government is also looking into removing the age limit for donors and recipients entirely.

Mr Khaw said: "The Spanish experience.....they used the organs from elderly donors...the recipients are also elderly, so there is a certain amount of matching there. But we leave it to the doctors, as there are some clinical criteria for distribution of organs."

The Health Minister also lauded the latest amendment to include Muslims in HOTA as a major milestone.

From August 1 this year, Muslims become automatic organ pledgers unless they opt out.

Mr Khaw cited a recent case of the first Muslim organ donor after amendments to HOTA.

He said: "One Malay man, he was in his 40s, I think. Unfortunately, he was brain dead. But he was also able to save four lives - two Malays, one Indian and one Chinese who got one of his corneas. His death was to be regretted. But now, four lives have been transformed. He donated two kidneys, one liver and one cornea."

To increase public awareness, the "Live On: Support Organ Donation" Campaign will be aggressively rolled up over the next few weeks with advertisements across all platforms.

Those who wish to pledge their support can visit www.liveon.sg.

- CNA/ir

 

[myfoot123]

I suspect some elderly ministers, related family members or relatives are diagnosed with organs failure, thus the necessity to raise recipient age?? Just like they abolish estate duty to help the rich evade tax before Gecko falls ill.

 

[Conan the Barbarian]

There is nothing wrong with seeking the "correct" views, which will be published in the ST.

After a few weeks, everyone will feel that its the "right thing to do".

Just like nowadays, the view on the streets is CSJ is a madman, rude and uncouth.

It works.

 

[Bigfuck]

Neber say I neber listen. What did you say? I wear earplugs. Since scholar consultation days. They listen to u they have to change. Change takes time and have to get more money b4 can work. Simple.