Actieve donorregistratie: mogelijk conflict tussen 2 gelijkwaardige mensenrechten

The political debate on whether or not to introduce active donor registration focuses on the justification of interfering with the basic right to physical integrity. However, this is a one-sided approach. The Dutch state is also obliged to realise the right of access to health care progressively. The fact that this concerns a social human right, does not in any way diminish the importance of the interests at stake. If active donor registration indeed leads to an increase in the number of transplantations, it offers an opportunity to realise the right of access to health care progressively without violating the right to physical integrity.

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