The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons' Letter to the Uniform Law Commission

June 22, 2023

To the Honorable Sam Thumma, Professor

Nita Farahany, Esq.

National Council of Uniform Law Commissioners

Dear Commissioners,

The topic of organ donation typically focuses on the recipient, garnering public

approval for the life-saving practice of organ transplant. The donor is often

portrayed as heroic or noble for volunteering the use of his body in this way.

However, little attention is given to interpretation of criteria used before transplanting organs, potentially resulting in the breech of ethical boundaries (click here to read the entire letter).