Saudi Arabia approves human organ donation regulation

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet has approved the human organ donation regulation during a virtual meeting chaired by King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saudi, local media reported.

The regulation, which was first approved by the Shoura Council in September 2019, allows for the transfer, cultivation, preservation, and development of organs to preserve human life, protect the rights of those from or to whom human organs are transferred, license health facilities, define their responsibilities in relation to organ donation and transplantation, and prevent exploitation of the patient or donor’s need or trafficking in human organs.

22 years ago, the Council of Senior Scholars and the Council of Islamic Jurisprudence issued a fatwa authorizing the donation of organs of the deceased.