[Social responsibility for organ donation. Legal aspects of modern transplantation surgery].

In the recent past there has been considerable discussion about the legal and legislative aspects of transplantation surgery. The present legal codes with German reunification now require a uniform law for the country as a whole. In addition to the different legal models already presented, any "expanded" agreement must not only respect the right of self-determination but also the responsibility of the individual for his societal obligations. The German legislator is now required to enact a uniform law which is reasonable and also considers the necessities of modern transplantation medicine in order to have the best concordance of the constitutional laws involved.