Legislation on organ donation

Do we cease to have any ownership rights on our body after our death? Or do these rights transfer to our legal heirs? Or is it the state which owns our lifeless bodies? These questions have an emotional as well as a practical narrative attached to them.  While some people believe that everyone owns posthumous rights over their bodies, others believe that the state being the rightful owner of the dead bodies can use them for organ donation or medical research.

Mostly, people decide about the treatment of their dead bodies in their lifetime. While some opt to be cremated or buried in a particular way, others choose to donate their organs for greater societal benefits. However, over the years, there has been a serious decline in organ donations worldwide. So the governments have come up with a unique solution. Simply put, everyone is a potential organ donor unless they …