Martínez-Sánchez CA, Alberú J, López-Falcony R, Medeiros M

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 127-131
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ABSTRACT

Organ transplantation is always the best treatment option for organ dysfunction. Organs shortage implies a challenge for transplantation systems worldwide; which was aggravated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In Mexico alone, the donation and transplant rate decreased 66% in 2020. Presumed consent is an organ donation policy which assumes that all the inhabitants of a state or nation become donors upon death unless there is evidence that the individual decided otherwise while alive; also known as opting out. In Mexico, the current donation policy is by tacit consent, which requires the consent of relatives or the donor himself if he expressed his desire to be a donor before his death. The idea of modifying the donation policy in the country is currently being explored through a reform to the general health law that proposes that those who do not opt for voluntary exclusion through a public instrument known as the "official list of non-donors" can be considered "obligated potential donor".

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