The right to blood donation: essence and meaning

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31617/zt.knute.2019(102)10

Keywords:

donation of blood, blood components, right to donate, medical rights, forcible donation, voluntary donation, donor function.

Abstract

Background. One of the topical issues studied in the field of medical law is the normative and legal provision of human rights in the field of blood donation and / or its components.
Analysis of recent research and publications. Recognizing the urgency and versatility of blood donation, more and more scientists are devoting their research to this problem and related issues.
The aim of the article is to highlight the legal essence and the importance of the right to blood donation in Ukraine in accordance with the modern paradigm of the development of medical rights of a person.
Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the article is the formal-logical, comparative, structural-logical and sociological methods.
Results. The legal basis for realization of the right to blood donation and its components is the Civil Code of Ukraine.
Conclusion. Adoption of the new law solved many problems in the sphere of donation, it would properly resolve the question of the right to blood donation, ensure compliance with all fundamental rights and legitimate interests of the person and clearly defined the competence of the authorized bodies on this issue.

Author Biography

Anastasiya SYDORENKO, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

Postgraduate student at the Department of Administrative, Financial and Information Law

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Published

2019-02-18

How to Cite

[1]
SYDORENKO А. 2019. The right to blood donation: essence and meaning. Foreign trade: economics, finance, law. 102, 1 (Feb. 2019), 106–112. DOI:https://doi.org/10.31617/zt.knute.2019(102)10.

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PRIVATE LAW