The Bombay High Court on Friday expressed that it was “concerned for the minor and was not inclined to pass order” permitting her to donate part of her liver to her ailing father.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to pass an order permitting a 16-year-old girl to donate a part of her liver to her ailing father noting it was concerned for the minor. India News | Bombay HC Refuses to Pass Order Allowing Minor Girl to Donate Part of Liver to Ailing Father.
The committee, comprising eight doctors, further said that “the recipient is a chronic alcoholic which is likely cause of hepatic failure and has been drinking alcohol till recently and there is no documentation of rehabilitation”
A committee of the Maharashtra government has denied a 16-year-old girl the permission to donate a part of her liver to her ailing father, saying it was not sure if she had consented to the risky procedure out of "free will."