Is organ donation opt-in or opt-out in Egypt?
Opt-in (explicit consent)
Egyptian law requires explicit prior consent from the donor for posthumous organ donation.
Egypt is one of 11 countries classified “Opt-in (explicit consent)” for organ donor consent — 50% of the 22 with data. (Also searched as presumed consent.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Organ donation
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Israel
- Opt-in (explicit consent) Israel requires signing a donor card to register consent for organ donation.
- Saudi Arabia
- Opt-in (explicit consent) Saudi Arabia requires express consent from the deceased or next of kin for organ donation.
- Ukraine
- Opt-in (explicit consent) Ukraine requires explicit prior consent for organ donation under an opt-in system.
- Austria
- Opt-out (presumed consent) Austria operates under an opt-out system for organ donation.
- Czech Republic
- Opt-out (presumed consent) The Czech Republic operates under an opt-out system for organ donation.
- Belarus
- Opt-out (presumed consent) Belarus operates under an opt-out system for organ donation, implemented in 2007.
Other laws in Egypt
- Abortion
- Legal (limited)
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
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