The future for pediatric organ donation and transplantation in Japan

Abstract

In July 2010, the Japanese Organ Transplantation Act was revised, but many serious issues of pediatric organ donation remain, and continued action remains essential. This article describes the details of problem in pediatric organ donation and end-of-life care for children. Concrete problems which must be solved are transplant tourism, donor shortage, estimation of child abuse at organ donation, end-of-life care, and so on. Therefore, we must engage in these problems, and it is necessary to deepen discussions on the theme.