Brouwer I G
Departmane of Forensic Medicine, University of Stellenbosch.
SADJ. 2004 Nov;59(10):426-7.
The Human Tissue Act of 1983 had its origin in the first successful heart transplant operation performed by Professor Christiaan Barnard and his team in December 1967. Under the new constitution, however, the Act needs to be reviewed, because different ethical and legal demands. The Act is in some instances very controversial. For instance it is stated in the Act that the eyes of the deceased may be removed without the consent of the relatives. Although this may be allowable by law, it would be considered to be highly unethical and against the constitutional right of the individual. Regulations relating to the general control human bodies, the use of tissue, blood and gametes of living person and other issues currently covered by the Human Tissue Act will be revised and addressed in the proposed National Health Bill.
1983年的《人体组织法》起源于1967年12月克里斯蒂安·巴纳德教授及其团队进行的首例成功心脏移植手术。然而，根据新宪法，该法案需要重新审查，因为存在不同的伦理和法律要求。该法案在某些情况下极具争议性。例如，该法案规定，在未经亲属同意的情况下，可以摘除死者的眼睛。虽然这在法律上可能是允许的，但这将被视为极不道德且侵犯个人宪法权利的行为。与人体总体管控、活体组织、血液和配子的使用以及目前《人体组织法》涵盖的其他问题相关的规定将在拟议的《国家卫生法案》中进行修订和处理。
