THE CONCEPT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRIME OF FORCING A PERSON TO CONSENT TO OBTAINING HIS ORGANS AND (OR) TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION
Keywords:
crime, patient, human, organs, tissues, transplant, coercion, forcing to consent, level of social danger, liability, medical worker, socially dangerous act, criminal liability, injury, punishmentAbstract
This article describes the concept of the crime of forcing a person to consent to the taking of his organs and (or) tissues for transplantation, the features of the offense, as well as issues related to the basic concepts of this crime. The article also substantiates that the crime of forcing a person to consent to the taking of his organs and (or) tissues for transplantation belongs to the number of crimes with a high degree of public danger. In addition, based on the opinions of legal scholars, the basic concepts of the crime of forcing a person to consent to the receipt of his organs and (or) tissues for transplantation are analysed. In addition, the article is based on the theme of forcing a person to consent to receiving his organs and (or) tissues for transplantation. Also, the Law “On Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues,” “Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues,” was adopted in order to create a legal basis for regulation of the sphere of transplantology and to establish responsibility for unlawful actions in this sphere, and the new law and articles related to it are analyzed. The article also provides proposals and recommendations on improving legal norms providing responsibility for the offense of forcing a person to consent to the taking of his organs and (or) tissues for transplantation.
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