Activities of Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK related to 2008/0238(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation (A7-0106/2010, Miroslav Mikolášik) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation PDF (445 KB) DOC (707 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point g
Article 3 – point g
(g) "organ" means both a differentiated and vital part of the human body, formed by different tissues, that maintains its structure, vascularisation, and capacity to develop physiological functions with an important level of autonomy; and parts of organs, if it is their function to be used for the same purpose as the entire organ in the human body, maintaining the requirements of structure and vascularisation;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Living donations shall be seen as complementary to post-mortem donations and only serve as a last resort where no suitable alternative, such as an organ from a deceased donor, is available. Living donations shall in principle be restricted to donations among close relatives and spouses due to the implicit danger of exploitation.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to comply with the principle of non-commercialisation of the human body, Member States shall ensure that possible compensation for living donors is strictly limited to ensuring healthcare insurance for donation-related long-term medical conditions and to making good the expenses relating to the donation, such as travel expenses, child minding costs, loss of earnings or costs of recovery, and prohibiting any financial incentives for a potential donor.