Cadaver transplantation – Medicolegal aspects and role of ngos

Though the transplantation of human organs from donor to recipient is governed by an Act passed by parliament. The Act encourages the donor transplantation into the body of recipient who are near relative. Practically the power of giving consent for removal of organs for therapeutic purposes vests with the person who is lawful claimant of dead body. But in medico legal cadaver (whether identified or otherwise) there is no attempt for the removal of organs from cadaver on account of no interest of legal claimant due to medico legal nature of death where there is always unnecessary fear in the mind of people of investigating agencies. Here NGOs have a great role to play which can act as an interface between the legal claimant of cadaver and investigating agencies, so that the organs may be removed from cadaver for therapeutic purposes for public benefit before they get putrefied.