Category Organ Donation

At What Cost Presumed Consent for Organ Donation?

May 7, 2019 · by · in Law & Policy, Organ Donation, vulnerability

Marika Warren points out some ethically challenging aspects of Nova Scotia’s new presumed consent legislation for organ donation.

Max and Keira: Life from Death

April 30, 2019 · by · in Canadian Bioethics, Law & Policy, Organ Donation

Barry Hoffmaster tells the story of Keira Ball and Max Johnson to illustrate the need for better organ donation policies.

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.

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