Central Register of Objections for Deceased Donation in Poland 1996 to 2014: The Country With an Opting-Out System

摘要

Background. Organ, tissue, and cell procurement from deceased donors for transplantation requires consent and authorization, documented donor's positive acceptance, or lack of objection to donation expressed while alive (consent). It also requires the fulfillment of other legal conditions required by law, such as person's legal abilities to act in this field or to obtain approval for donation (authorization). Consent to and authorization of donation from deceased donors requires regulations at the national level. Poland developed an opting-out policy with the Transplantation Act in 1996. The Central Register of Objections (CRO) was introduced on November 1, 1996. The purpose of this article is a formal analysis of all submitted objections and objection withdrawals managed by the CRO since the introduction of the registry in 1996 until the end of 2014.