Tag Archives: organ donation
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.
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 death.
No Ethical Free Lunch in Organ Donation Policy
Jennifer Chandler points to the ethical trade-offs in any policy to increase organ donation.
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.
Impact Ethics 