Category Organ Donation

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.

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