Egypt's anti-drug body launches new awareness phase in Maspero Triangle    Agiba Petroleum starts production from Arcadia-28 at 4,100 BOE/day    Minister El-Shimy pushes for stronger returns, partnerships in real estate, construction sectors    Apparel, textile chambers engage with Chinese delegation to explore investment opportunities in Egypt    Egypt reviews health insurance funding mechanism to ensure long-term sustainability    Obama calls for aid access to Gaza, says 'no justification' for withholding food    Gaza on verge of famine as war escalates, ceasefire talks stall    Gaza crisis, trade on agenda as Trump hosts Starmer in Scotland    Egyptian president follows up on initiatives to counter extremist thought    Egypt's SCZONE eyes deeper investment, port digitalisation ties with Singapore    Egypt's gold prices slip slightly on July 28th    Egypt's Housing Min. reviews HDP marketing plan    Indian Embassy to launch cultural festival in Assiut, film fest in Cairo    Egyptian aid convoy heads toward Gaza as humanitarian crisis deepens    Culture minister launches national plan to revive film industry, modernise cinematic assets    Sudan's ambassador to Egypt holds reconstruction talks on with Arab League    I won't trade my identity to please market: Douzi    Egypt welcomes 25-nation statement urging end to Gaza war    Sisi sends letter to Nigerian president affirming strategic ties    Egypt, Senegal sign pharma MoU to unify regulatory standards    Two militants killed in foiled plot to revive 'Hasm' operations: Interior ministry    Egypt, Somalia discuss closer environmental cooperation    Egypt foils terrorist plot, kills two militants linked to Hasm group    Egypt's EHA, Huawei discuss enhanced digital health    Foreign, housing ministers discuss Egypt's role in African development push    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Three ancient rock-cut tombs discovered in Aswan    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Tantawy proposes using organs of death row prisoners for transplant
Published in Daily News Egypt on 18 - 03 - 2009

CAIRO: Amid the controversy surrounding the new organ transplant law, Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawy proposed using organs belonging to criminals on death row in transplant procedures.
Tantawy was reportedly referring to the 10 rapists who recently received the death sentence in Kafr El-Sheikh for kidnapping and raping a woman.
Tantawy's suggestion did not sit well with members in the People's Assembly.
Ahmed Omar Hashem, head of the PA's religious affairs committee, told the press that he opposes Tantawy's stance.
Sheikh Mohamed Hamdy Megahed, a member of the same committee, told Daily News Egypt that he is also against this proposal.
He argued that it violates basic human rights; that is, taking someone's organs without their consent.
"People on death row are still human beings, he said.
PA member affiliated with the National Democratic Party, Mohamed Khalil Kwaitah argued that Tantawy's proposal breaches State Council regulations pertaining to death penalties.
"No one has the right to take another person's organs without their consent . even if this person is a criminal who is sentenced to death, Kwaitah said.
He cited an incident in 1992, where the general attorney ruled for doctors to take the organs of a person on death row. Doctors were supposed to wait until he was pronounced clinically dead and keep his organs functioning while they operate. Instead, doctors operated while he was still technically alive. Afterwards, the general attorney retracted his decision and charged the doctors with "first degree murder.
"We don't have the right to increase the punishment on criminals more than what the court has imposed, he said.
Kwaitah had previously called on making the execution of the 10 Kafr El-Sheikh rapists open for the media.
"I am not asking that the execution to take place in a public place, I am just asking for the media to attend so that the public will be able to watch it, he said, explaining that it will set a stark example.
"God obliges us to make the punishment for this type of sin public, he said.
Controversy surrounding Tantawy's proposal coincides with the ongoing debate in the PA centering on the definition of death - "the main obstacle the new organ transplant law is facing, as Megahed previously told Daily News Egypt.


Clic here to read the story from its source.