Strict regulations on tissue and organ donation of prisoners

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National Assembly delegate of Dong Thap province Pham Van Hoa speaks. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

Discussing the draft Law on Enforcement of Criminal Judgments (amended), many delegates expressed their interest in the provisions that prisoners have the right to donate tissues and body parts; enjoy the regime and policies according to the law on donation of human tissues and body parts; and have eggs and sperm stored according to the law.

Delegate Pham Van Hoa (Dong Thap) agreed with the addition of the right to donate tissues and body parts for sperm and egg storage. According to the delegate, the issue of prisoners being able to donate tissues and body parts is a very appropriate and humane issue. However, the delegate suggested that strict regulations be needed, that tissue donation is only allowed for non -economic gain and that the recipients of tissue donations must be relatives of the donor. There must be strict conditions attached to avoid legal procedures later.

Delegate Nguyen Thanh Sang ( Ho Chi Minh City) agreed with the provisions on tissue and organ donation as in the draft Law; also said that this is a very humane and deeply humane provision, expressing the desire of prisoners to contribute to their families and communities. However, according to the delegate, this is a very sensitive issue, because the subject of this is very special, the person serving a prison sentence.

“This is a new regulation while we have not fully assessed the political, social, and legal impacts, as well as the conditions for ensuring, especially assessing the ability to work, study, and reform of prisoners after donating tissues and organs; in the fact that prisoners do not ensure to fulfill their obligations after donating tissues and organs. Therefore, I propose to only allow prisoners to donate tissues and human body parts to their relatives, with very strict conditions such as being voluntary, not for profit, and having adequate health conditions,” said delegate Nguyen Thanh Sang.

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Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly delegate Nguyen Thanh Sang speaks. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

Delegate To Van Tam (Quang Tri) said that the draft Law has one provision, Article 53, on resolving the wish to donate human tissues and organs, but the draft has no provisions on how to resolve the wish to preserve eggs and sperm. The delegate suggested that the Draft Law Drafting Committee study and supplement it to make it more complete and easier to implement.

In his explanatory speech, Senior General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security, said that the drafting agency will coordinate with the reviewing agency to revise the draft Law on the basis of the principle that prisoners can donate tissues and body parts when all conditions are met.

The Minister stated the conditions as follows: voluntarily donating tissues and body parts; having health conditions to donate tissues and body parts and ensuring health to continue serving the sentence after donating tissues and body parts; prisoners must bear the costs of donating tissues and body parts, and take care of their own health after donating...

Some delegates were also interested in organizing work for prisoners inside and outside prisons to educate, reform, and practice labor skills. According to delegate Huynh Thanh Phuong (Tay Ninh), this regulation may cause security and safety issues during the labor process. However, mobilizing the strength of society in the execution of criminal sentences, as well as encouraging social participation, helping prisoners have the opportunity to work in accordance with their age and health conditions, and feel secure in reforming and serving their sentences and returning to their localities, the effectiveness of re-communization will be higher. Therefore, delegates highly agreed with this regulation and suggested that the Government have more detailed regulations on procedures to ensure implementation in practice.

Also in the discussion session on the morning of November 12, giving opinions on the draft Law on Temporary Detention, Temporary Imprisonment and Prohibition from Leaving the Place of Residence, National Assembly deputies affirmed that the draft Law has a more progressive approach when it specifically stipulates the rights of detainees and prisoners such as meeting relatives, receiving medical care, sending and receiving letters, books, newspapers, and being guaranteed minimum living conditions.

Regarding the regulations on responsibilities of commune-level agencies, some delegates said that this regulation is still general and not specific about the process and coordination mechanism. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the responsibilities and information regime between the police and the People's Committee at the commune level to avoid shirking responsibility and improve management efficiency at the grassroots level.

Regarding the addition of regulations on the organization of temporary detention cells at Border Guard stations, in order to meet practical requirements in the implementation of temporary detention and imprisonment, some delegates proposed to amend and supplement the Law in the direction of organizing temporary detention cells at Border Guard stations to meet professional requirements, minimizing violations of procedural activities related to temporary detention and imprisonment.

Explaining the contents raised by the delegates, Minister Luong Tam Quang said that in the coming time, regulations will be reviewed and supplemented to meet practical requirements.

According to the program on the afternoon of November 12, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Prices and the draft Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation (amended).

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