Category Organ Donation

ORGAN DONATION AFTER MEDICAL AID IN DYING

March 10, 2017 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Law & Policy, Organ Donation

Jennifer A. Chandler describes some of the ethical and legal challenges surrounding organ donation following medical assistance in dying.

Facial Recognition Software and Improved Organ Donor Matching

March 24, 2016 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Organ Donation, Science and Technology

Linda Wright briefly explains “hoped-for” GeneSetMatch technology and highlights problems for informed consent and public trust.

HIV and Organ Donation: From Taboo to Transplantation

March 4, 2016 · by · in Law & Policy, Organ Donation, Public Health

Aviva Goldberg and Marie Chantal Fortin describe the benefits of organ donation between HIV-infected persons.

Uterine Transplantation and the Promise of Womb-anhood

May 26, 2014 · by · in Assisted Reproduction, Organ Donation, Reproduction, Research Ethics · 3 Comments

Angel Petropanagos outlines some of the many medical risks and ethical challenges of uterine transplantation, including the challenges with obtaining informed consent and the harms to women as a group.

A Nudge Too Far

May 23, 2014 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Law & Policy, Organ Donation · 4 Comments

Dave Snow challenges “presumed consent” for deceased organ donation.

Needed: More Honesty About Death Before Donation

May 20, 2014 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Law & Policy, Organ Donation · 1 Comment

L. Syd M Johnson examines the controversies surrounding death before organ donation and how current organ procurement practices may foster distrust and discourage donation.

Needed: Better Guidelines for Defining Death

April 4, 2014 · by · in Clinical Ethics, Organ Donation · 1 Comment

Jacquelyn Shaw contests a number of claims made by Sarah Chapple in her recent critique of the CBC The Fifth Estate documentary Dead Enough.

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