The legal and ethical framework governing body donation in Europe - 2nd update on current practice

CONCLUSIONS: We still see that a clear and rigorous legal framework is still unavailable in several countries. We found national regulations in 18 out of 39 countries; two others have at least federal laws. Several countries accept not only donated bodies but also utilise unclaimed bodies. These findings can guide policymakers in reviewing and updating existing laws and regulations related to body donation and anatomical studies.PMID:38042354 | DOI:10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152195

Source: Annals of Anatomy - December 2, 2023 Category: Anatomy Authors: Erich Brenner Ronald L A W Bleys Raffaele de Caro Ilia Catereniuc Andy R M Chirculescu Christophe Destrieux Elisabeth Eppler Luis Filgueira David Kachlik P éter Kiss Clive Lee Niki Matveeva Konstantinos Natsis Diogo Pais Friedrich Paulsen Maria Piagkou F Source Type: research