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Should Five More Kidneys Go To Market?
Barry Hoffmaster argues that the moral cost of commodifying kidneys for transplantation must be calculated before the health care costs can be considered. _______________________________________ In a...
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No Ethical Free Lunch in Organ Donation Policy
Jennifer Chandler points to the ethical trade-offs in any policy to increase organ donation. __________________________________________ The suggestion that we should pay people to donate a kidney is...
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How Dead is ‘Dead Enough’, Asks the CBC
Sarah Chapple defends organ and tissue donation after cardiac death for patients who are critically ill and dependent on mechanical ventilation, but who do not meet the requirements for neurological...
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Needed: Better Guidelines for Defining Death
Jacquelyn Shaw contests a number of claims made by Sarah Chapple in her recent critique of the CBC The Fifth Estate documentary Dead Enough. _________________________________________________ As Ms....
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Needed: More Honesty About Death Before Donation
L. Syd M Johnson examines the controversies surrounding death before organ donation and how current organ procurement practices may foster distrust and discourage donation....
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Facial Recognition Software and Improved Organ Donor Matching
Linda Wright briefly explains “hoped-for” GeneSetMatch technology and highlights problems for informed consent and public trust. __________________________________________ Progress requires...
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Paying for Egg Donations Enters Dicey Territory
Françoise Baylis opposes payment for egg donations and supports Canada’s current altruistic system. __________________________________________ In Canada, it is illegal to pay a woman for her eggs; it...
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At What Cost Presumed Consent for Organ Donation?
Marika Warren points out some ethically challenging aspects of Nova Scotia’s new presumed consent legislation for organ donation. __________________________________________ Nova Scotia is now the first...
View ArticleA real prisoner’s dilemma: Organ donation for reduced sentences
Niklas Kirchner and Daniel Lucas identify three major moral problems with a recently proposed bill offering prisoners reduced sentences in exchange for organ donation....
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