The Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill to bridge the gap between organ demand and supply and to curb organ trafficking in the State. The State law needed amendment because changes had been made to the Central legislation to adapt to evolving medical needs and ethical challenges.
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A State amendment aligning with Central organ-transplant law — polity/health relevance.
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- Bill: Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Bill, Andhra Pradesh.
- Aims: bridge the organ demand-supply gap and curb trafficking.
- Prompted by amendments to the Central legislation for evolving medical/ethical needs.
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