우리나라 ‘장기 등 이식에 관한 법률’의 윤리적 검토

The ‘Organ Transplantation Law’ of Korea was established in February 1999 and enforced in February 2000, which was enacted to save lives and improve the quality of life of organ recipients. It is particularly important to follow the stringent rules and regulations of decision-making processes stipulated in the Act to safeguard the dignity of potential “brain-death” organ donors. This study provides various recommendations for improvements to the current Human Organ Transplantation Law. The law should also clearly prohibit the sale of human organs and the donation of organs from minors. Autonomous consent must be respected in donation. Brain death should be determinated clearly and precisely by means of a simple process. Organs should be allocated fairly. In order to avoid delays in decisions concerning organ transplantation, the current organization and role of the Brain Death Determination Committee should be re-considered.