Jordan has made significant strides in the field of organ donation. The medical community still recalls with pride that the first kidney transplant was performed in 1972, from a deceased donor.
We recall that the Law on the Utilization of Human Organs No. 23 and its amendments was enacted in 1977, amended in 1980, in addition to the issuance of the permanent law and brain death diagnosis regulations in 1986.
Jordan bases its regulatory framework for encouraging organ transplantation on modern legislation within the framework of religious opinion and jurisprudence as approved by Fatwa authorities.
Jordanian law regulates the organ donation process to guarantee the rights of all parties, categorically prohibits the buying and selling of human organs, and strictly punishes such acts.
A person may donate an organ from their body to a relative according to medical conditions that ensure the safety of both the donor and the recipient.
Donation after death (brain death) is carried out based on the person's will or the consent of legal heirs.