Justice and equality , Pg6

Key Highlights:

• NOTTO issued an advisory prioritizing women and relatives of deceased donors as organ transplant beneficiaries.
• Data from 2013-2023 reveals a gender disparity, with women comprising 63% of living donors but a smaller percentage of organ recipients.
• In 2023, women constituted only 24% to 47% of heart and lung transplant recipients, respectively.
• The advisory aims to address the gender imbalance in organ transplantation, but faces potential procedural challenges.

Detailed Insights:

• The NOTTO advisory seeks to correct a gender skew where women are more often organ donors but less often recipients.
• Current organ allotment protocols prioritize recipients based on health, posing a challenge to prioritizing women or relatives.
• Concerns exist that the advisory could lead to out-of-turn allotments, given the history of organ harvesting rackets in India.
• Implementation requires a participative approach, ensuring adherence to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act while widening access.
• The primary principle of prioritizing those with the greatest health need must be maintained during implementation.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Natural Justice: The principle that decisions should be fair and impartial, serving a specific social purpose.
• Organ Transplantation: The surgical procedure of replacing a diseased organ with a healthy one from a donor.
• Gender Skew: Disproportionate representation of genders in a particular activity, group, or statistic.