河内：越南周一（11月2日）撤回了一项允许15至17岁青少年死后捐献器官的提议，此前该提议在国内引发公众批评，而该国的遗体器官捐献移植仍然有限。
HANOI: Vietnam withdrew on Monday (Nov 2) a proposal allowing children aged 15 to 17 to donate their organs after death following public criticism in a country where deceased donor transplants remain limited.
据官方媒体报道，这个东南亚国家1992年开始开展肾脏移植，每年移植数量在该地区最多。
The Southeast Asian country began kidney transplants in 1992 and performs the most annual transplants in the region, according to state media.
然而，越南绝大多数移植依赖活体捐献者。许多其他国家的移植主要使用遗体捐献者器官，从而扩大了捐献者库。
However, the vast majority of transplants in Vietnam rely on living donors. Transplants in many other nations mostly use organs from deceased donors, expanding their donor pool.
越南官员表示，他们正寻求修订2006年的《人体器官和组织捐献法》，旨在增加挽救生命的移植，同时保障捐献者权益。
Officials in Vietnam say they are seeking to update a 2006 law on organ and tissue donation, aiming to increase life-saving transplants while safeguarding donors.
上月提交国会的一份草案提议，允许15至17岁青少年在其父母或法定代理人同意的情况下，死后捐献其组织、器官或遗体。
A draft submitted to the National Assembly last month proposed allowing 15- to 17-year-olds to donate their tissues, organs or bodies after death, provided the child's parent or legal representative consented.
但在网络舆论反弹后，官员们从周日定稿的修订草案中删除了18岁以下捐献者条款，政府表示已采纳立法者建议，仅允许完全民事行为能力人捐献器官。
But, after online backlash, officials removed the under-18 donor provision from a revised draft dated Sunday, with the government saying it had accepted recommendations from lawmakers that only legal adults should be permitted to donate their organs.
在共产主义的越南，异议受到严格限制，但反对声集中在父母同意能否充分保护未成年捐献者免受压力或剥削。
Dissent is heavily restricted in communist Vietnam, but opposition centred on whether parental consent could adequately protect child donors from pressure or exploitation.
批评还聚焦于10月对年仅七岁的小学生进行的一项调查，以征求对草案的意见。
Criticism also focused on a survey of schoolchildren as young as seven conducted in October to gather feedback on the draft law.
官方媒体《青年报》称，该调查引发了关于未成年人能否理解复杂的医疗、法律和伦理问题的质疑。
The poll prompted questions about whether minors could understand complex medical, legal and ethical issues, state outlet Tuoi Tre News said.
该媒体称：“允许未成年人作为遗体器官捐献者的条款引发了公众的巨大争议和不同意见。”
It said "the provision allowing minors to as posthumous organ donors prompted considerable controversy and differing opinions among the public".
《青年报》称：“考虑到这些担忧，政府修订了草案”，规定只有年满18周岁的人才能捐献器官。
"Taking these concerns into account, the government has revised the draft," stipulating that only people aged 18 or older may donate their organs, Tuoi Tre said.
国会代表范庆丰兰上个月敦促议员们反对允许儿童成为器官捐赠者，她说：“不能牺牲一个孩子来挽救另一个孩子。”
National Assembly deputy Pham Khanh Phong Lan urged lawmakers last month to oppose allowing child organ donors, saying: "You cannot sacrifice one child to save another."
一位 Threads 用户周一发帖称：“公众监督的力量得到了回报。看到这份草案被否决，令人欣慰。”新修订的草案仍然允许在没有合适的成年捐赠者时，未成年人向家庭成员捐献再生组织，用于骨髓或干细胞移植。
One Threads user posted on Monday: "The power of public scrutiny has paid off. It is a relief to see this draft proposal rejected." The newly revised draft still allows living minors to donate regenerative tissue, for bone marrow or stem cell transplants, to family members when no suitable adult donor is available.
该程序将要求进行健康评估、咨询，并获得儿童及其法定代理人的同意。预计草案法律将于本月获批。
The procedure would require health assessments, counselling and consent from both the child and their legal representative. A draft law is expected to be approved this month.