Organ Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Amends the Human Tissue Act 2004 to update consent requirements.
• Covers consent for organ transplantation activities carried out outside the United Kingdom.
• Addresses consent for imported cadavers used for display.
• Relates to issues around organ tourism and the ethics of displaying cadavers.
• Current stage: Lords 2nd Reading; originated in the Lords.

Progress

The bill is currently at the Lords’ 2nd Reading. It began in the Lords (1st Reading in January 2020) and would need further Lords stages and passage to the Commons to progress.