Question 10815 — death and death

Summary

Mrs. Yolaine de Courson draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the cost of renting a mortuary room following the death of an individual organ donor. Everyone is a potential organ donor. If you do not want your body to have samples taken after your death, you can register on the national register of refusals. Many individuals nevertheless choose to donate their organs after their death. However, although every minute counts when the procurement procedure is carried out, the time the organ is harvested and the time it is transplanted varies depending on the organ: 3 to 4 hours maximum for a heart, and 24 to 36 hours for a kidney. In addition to the collection procedures, there is the time it takes to rehabilitate the donor's body. Several days may therefore pass before the body is returned to the family, and it is not kept informed in real time of the progress of the procedures. As a result, the donor's family is forced to reserve a funeral home for a longer than average period, not knowing when the body will be returned to them. In France, room entry fees vary from 50 to 150 euros and the preservation of the body in this place (on average three days) can be around 300 euros. Every day of Additional rental therefore represents a heavy financial burden for families. Also, she would like to know if the additional days of rental of funeral rooms due to organ harvesting operations carried out on a deceased person could not benefit from specific pricing. It is unthinkable that an act of humanity and solidarity such as organ donation, decided by an individual, would financially penalize his loved ones at the time of his death.

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