REPUBLIC ACT NO.
9288 1962 – first cadaveric transplant – kidney (worked
“Newborn Screening Act of 2004”
Transplantation - replacement of entire organ
Grafting - replaces a part of damaged
tissue
Organ Donation - act of giving an organ for a
consideration such as money
Replacement - substituting one substance
with another
Organ Bank - a facility licensed, accredited,
Storage Facility or approved under the law for
storage of human bodies or
parts thereof
Decedent - a deceased individual
Testator - an individual who makes a
legacy of all part or part of his
body
Cadaveric Organs - organs taken from dead
people
Organs of Living - most of the time related to the
Donors patient
- most of the time offered for
humanitarian reasons
UNOS - United Network for Organ
Sharing
Rejection - is the process where the body
fights off the newly implanted
organ
NOTA - National Organ Transplant
Act
- established the UNOS (United
Network for Organ Sharing)
- allowed financing for organ
procurement organizations,
and prohibited the sale of
organs
Xenotransplantation - using animal organs for
human transplantation
Immunosuppressant - used to keep the level of
Drugs antibodies down low
enough for the organ to
integrate into the body and
start working
Stem cell research - is examining adult and
human embryo cells in
attempt to discover how
organs are developed and
what stimulates their
growth
Organ Farming - the practice of conceiving a
child with the intention of
aborting it for its organs
Medical Advances:
1954 – first successful kidney transplant (worked
for 8 years)
for almost 2 years)
1966 – first liver transplant (worked for over 1 year)
1967 – first successful heart transplant (worked for
2 ½ weeks)
1981 – first successful heart-lung transplant
(worked for 5 years)
1982 – first artificial heart transplant
1983 – cyclosporine, an immunosuppressant drug,
was approved by the FDA
1986 - baboon heart was transplanted into Baby
Faye (worked for 20 days)
1989 – first successful living-related liver transplant
1996 – first split liver transplant
2000 – first culture of human embryonic stem cells
2001 – number of living organ donations passed
cadaveric donations
Legal Advances:
1972 – UODC (Uniform Organ Donation Card) was
Established
1972 – ESRDA (End Stage Renal Disease Act) led to
insurance coverage for kidney transplants
under Medicare
1981 – UDDA (Uniform Determination of Death
Act) included irreversible brain death as a
criteria for death
1984 – NOTA (National Organ Transplant Act)
passed
1986 – Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1986 passed
1998 – DOH and Human Services required organ
procurement organizations to be notified of
every hospital death
Auguste Comte – French founder of positivism and
described his views in Catechisme
Positiviste
- coined the word “Altruism”
Obligatory Altruism – defined as moral duty to help
others
Supererogatory Altruism – defined as morally
good, but it is not
morally required-going
“above and beyond
ones’s duty
Primum non nocere – “first, do no harm”
Implicit Consent – consent without specific move
denoting consent, and inaction is
itself a sign of consent
Explicit Consent – defined as a system in which
“cells, tissues or organs may be
removed from a deceased
person if the person had
expressly consented to such
removal during his or her
lifetime”
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9288
“Newborn Screening Act of 2004”
Sections:
1 Title
2 Declaration of Policy
3 Objectives
4 Definition of Terms
5 Obligation to Inform
6 Performance of Newborn Screening
7 Refusal to be Tested
Continuing Education, Re-education, and Training
8
Health Personnel
9 Licensing and Accreditation
10 Lead Agency
11 Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening
12 Amendment or Revocation of Legacy or Donation
13 Establishment of Newborn Screening Reference Center
14 Quality Assurance
15 Database
16 Newborn Screening Fees
17 Repealing Clause
18 Separability Clause
19 Effectivity

Legend:
General Provisions
Definition of Terms
Newborn Screening
Implementation
Final Provisions

Number of Sections: 19
Senate No. 2707
House Bill No. 6625
Date of Approval: April 7, 2004
President of the Philippines: Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo