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This law governs organ donations for the purpose of transplantation, and it also governs the making of<unk> <unk> s of one's cadaver to be dissected in the study of medicine. The law prescribes the forms by which such<unk> s can be made. It also provides that in the absence of such a document, a surviving spouse, or if there is no spouse, a list of specific relatives in order of preference, can make the<unk> . It also seeks to limit the liability of health care providers who<unk>  on good faith representations that a deceased patient meant to make an<unk> <unk> .
The proposed law has been recently revised to make the process of making an<unk> <unk>  more streamlined.  Formerly,<unk> <unk> s had to be executed with testamentary formalities, including the creation of a written instrument with two witnesses.  The latest version of the statute eliminates the requirement of the witnesses.  This change is to encourage the practice of allowing an<unk> <unk>  to be made by a notation on a driver's license.
The<unk>  also prohibits trafficking in donated human organs for profit.
The history of the UAGA shows the limits of legislation to achieve certain social goals.
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
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Deontological ethics
Baker Act
Chain of survival
Federal Analog Act
Forensic accounting
Research ethics