Laws and regulations associated with ownership of human biological material in South Africa

Laws and regulations associated with ownership of human biological material in South Africa

Ownership with regard to human biological material (HBM) is addressed to some extent within South African law, specifically in chapter eight of the National Health Act (NHA) and its associated regulations. However, members of the legal fraternity struggle to conceptualise ownership of such materials...

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Main Author: Kishen Mahesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2015-05-01
Series:South African Journal of Bioethics and Law
Online Access:http://www.sajbl.org.za/index.php/sajbl/article/download/354/387
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title_short Laws and regulations associated with ownership of human biological material in South Africa
title_full Laws and regulations associated with ownership of human biological material in South Africa
title_fullStr Laws and regulations associated with ownership of human biological material in South Africa
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description Ownership with regard to human biological material (HBM) is addressed to some extent within South African law, specifically in chapter eight of the National Health Act (NHA) and its associated regulations. However, members of the legal fraternity struggle to conceptualise ownership of such materials without objectifying a person or people and risking reducing such individuals to a state of property. This then infers a reduction in human dignity by rendering one-self or parts of that same self as a commodity. The complexity of the issue raises much debate both legally as well as ethically. 
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