EU regulation of blood donation and the importation of blood and blood products
ISSN: 1886-5887
Año de publicación: 2019
Número: 47
Páginas: 129-140
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Revista de bioética y derecho: publicación del Máster en bioética y derecho
Resumen
La Unión Europea recomienda la donación no remunerada de sangre por considerar que este tipo de donación es el método más seguro para obtener sangre y sustancias derivadas de la misma, y el que mejor respeta la dignidad del donante así como algunos principios éticos relativos a la disposición de productos de origen humano. Sin embargo, el riesgo de sufrir escasez de sangre y de otros hemoderivados, ha hecho que el Derecho comunitario autorice la importación, y consiguiente circulación por el territorio comunitario, de productos sanguíneos provenientes de países en los cuales la ley permite remunerar a los donantes. Ante esta situación, se analiza la incoherencia que supone y se alude a la alternativa de que la donación de sangre sea considerada un deber cívico a cargo de los ciudadanos, lo que permitiría obtener las cantidades necesarias de sangre y derivados de forma más coherente y menos problemática para la regulación comunitaria que la situación en la que se encuentra en la actualidad.
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