{"id":196486,"date":"2022-07-20T18:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T12:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=196486"},"modified":"2022-07-20T19:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T14:11:32","slug":"transplantation-of-human-organs-tissues-for-therapeutic-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/transplantation-of-human-organs-tissues-for-therapeutic-purposes\/","title":{"rendered":"Transplantation of Human Organs &#038; Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 provides for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs &amp; tissues for therapeutic purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>Transplantation of Human Organs &amp; Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 provides for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs &amp; tissues for therapeutic purposes<\/b><b>\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 19th July 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare has informed Rajya Sabha about the Transplantation of Human Organs &amp; Tissues Act (THOTA),1994 and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Organ Transplant Program(NOTP).<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the Transplantation<\/b><b> of Human Organs &amp; Tissues Act (THOTA),1994?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Act provides for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs &amp; tissues for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs &amp; tissues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains detailed provisions relating to the authority for removal of human organs, preservation of human organs, regulation of hospitals conducting the removal, storage or transplantation of human organs, registration of hospitals and punishment\/penalties for offences relating to aforesaid matters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Amendment to this Act: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of India enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011 which allows the swapping of organs and widens the donor pool by including grandparents and grandchildren in the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The subject of artificial organs is not regulated under this Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the National<\/b><b> Organ Transplant Program(NOTP)?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-organ-transplant-programmenotp\/#:~:text=National%20Organ%20Transplant%20Programme(NOTP)%20aims%20to%20promote%20organ%20donation,the%20National%20Organ%20Transplant%20Programme.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click Here to read about this program<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cTransplantation of Human Organs &amp; Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 provides for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs &amp; tissues for therapeutic purposes\u201d published in PIB on 19th July 2022. What is the News? 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