The Ethical and Legal Consequences of Organ Donation
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religious, social, and national philosophy. Additionally, the following criminal law restrictions
governing organ transplantation will be discussed.
Human Rights UU No. 39 of 1999 (Indonesia, 1999)
UU no. 39 of 1999 on Human Rights, particularly article 3, which states that every
individual is born free and with the same and equal dignity and values, as well as the
individual's right to unrestricted protection of human rights and fundamental human freedoms.
Additionally, there are various clauses in Law No. 39 of 1999 that expressly ban human
trafficking or slavery, including the following:
a) Origin 4: The right to life, the right against torture, the right to personal freedom, and
the right against enslavement are all inalienable human rights that cannot be restricted
under any circumstances or by anyone.
b) Article 20: No one shall be subjected to slavery or servitude, women trafficking, slave
trade, or any other conduct with a similar objective.
c) Article 65 Every child has the right to be protected from exploitation, kidnapping, child
trafficking, and other forms of narcotic, psychotropic, and other substance misuse.
Health Law No. 36 of 2009 (Indonesia, 2009)
a) Article 64, in its entirety, provides that "paragraph 1 permits the implantation of drugs
or medical devices, the transplantation of organs or only a portion of organ tissue, the
performing of surgery on body parts, and the reconstruction of body parts, as long as
these procedures are carried out in the public interest." The second and third clauses
describe how long as the act is carried out, as long as it is not traded, it is legal."
b) Article 65, which includes "paragraph 1 requiring the person performing the transplant
and the location providing the service to adhere to established standards, paragraph 2
requiring the donor's health and approval of the donor's action, and paragraph 3
requiring the transplantation requirements and procedures to be governed by
government regulations."
c) Article 66 "prior to transplantation, there must be evidence of safety and efficacy"
d) Article 67, in essence, states that "individuals who remove or provide body tissues, as
well as health care institutions, must adhere to criteria." The second paragraph, as well
as the associated conditions and processes, are governed by applicable laws and
regulations."
e) Article 192 states that "anyone who willfully exchanges organs would face a ten-year
prison sentence and a fine of Rp. 1,000,000,000.00."
UU No. 21 of 2007 on the Eradication of the Crime of Human Trafficking (Bensuil, 2015)
The 2007 Law Number 21 governs the prohibition of human organ trafficking, which is
explicitly defined in Article 1, Number 7, and Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Article 7, and contains
the crime of human organ trafficking.
Article 13 of Law Number 21 of 2007 also specifies that the criminal act of trafficking in
persons may be committed not only by individuals but also by businesses, and article 15
specifies that the sanctions imposed on businesses are fines if the objection is three times the
fine specified in Article 15. Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 have a minimum value of Rp. 120,000,000