By admin, on December 11th, 2008

High Price of Compensating Donors

Source: The Straits Times Page A24 11 Dec 2008 Review by: Christopher Cheng and Ng Lay Guat

The rich already enjoy many privileges in our society. Allowing them to purchase an organ legally would be crossing a dangerous line. We are sure our system will ensure that there is an equitable, innovative and highly regulated [...]

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By admin, on November 15th, 2008

Proposed amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act

Source: http://www.singaporeupdate.com/

The Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing three amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA). They are: (a) Lift the upper age limit for cadaveric organ donation; (b) Allow donor-recipient paired matching for exchanges of organs; and (c) Compensate living donors according to international ethical practices. [...]

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By admin, on September 19th, 2008

Wrong facts and faulty logic

Source: The Straits Times Page A25 18 Sep 2008 Review by: Walter Woon

Those who are well-educated and influential should be models for society. It would be a sad day for Singapore if such people think that they can choose which laws to obey and that it is morally and socially acceptable to lie on oath.

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