Autopsy Issues in German Federal Republic Transplantation Legislation until 1997

Bibliographic Data

ID15023668
AuthorsChristoph Schweikardt (0000-0003-4256-1044, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume88
Issue4
Pages697-726
Publication date2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of the history of medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-5140 • E-ISSN: 1086-3176
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/bhm.2014.0079
PMID25557516
OpenAlexW2005142308
LanguageEN
References cited2

This article analyzes the relevance of autopsy issues for German Federal Republic transplantation legislation until 1997 against the background of legal traditions and the distribution of constitutional legislative powers. It is based on Federal Ministry of Justice records and German Parliament documents on transplantation legislation. Transplantation and autopsy legislation started with close ties in the 1970s. Viewing transplantation legislation as relevant for future autopsy regulation contributed to the decision to stall transplantation legislation, because the interests of the federal government and the medical profession converged to avoid subsequent restrictions on the practice of conducting autopsies and procuring tissues for transplantation. Sublegal norms were insufficient for the prosecution of the organ trade and area-wide transplantation regulation after the reunification of Germany. In contrast to autopsy issues, legislative power for transplantation issues was extended to the federal level by an amendment to the constitution, allowing decision making for Germany as a whole

Constitution · Economic Justice · German · German Federal Republic · Legislation · Legislature · Parliament · Political science · Politics · History · Law · Medical and Health Sciences Research · Medical History and Research · Medicine · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Public Administration · Surgery · Transplantation

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