ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the various sources from which organs may be obtained, including live donors and deceased human donors, and the ethical and legal issues raised in each case. It examines possible measures of law reform that aim to increase the number of organs available for transplantation. Organ transplantation is undoubtedly one of the triumphs of modern medicine. The procedure has become increasingly routine as a means of saving and improving the quality of the lives of thousands of people each year. The ability to control tissue rejection marks the transition from the era of transplantation as an experimental therapy to the era of organ transplantation as routine therapy. Organ transplantation, particularly since the development of modern immuno-suppressant drugs, is a technique with great potential for saving and improving the quality of human lives. Transplantation technology brought with it a significantly different dimension to property claims over the human body and body parts.
