Required Request for Organ Donation: Moral, Clinical, and Legal Problems

The policies of many states of "required request" mandating that patients or their families be informed about organ donation upon death is criticized for its various moral, clinical and legal problems. References.

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Published in:The Hastings Center report 1988-04, Vol.18 (2), p.27-34
Main Authors: Martyn, Susan, Wright, Richard, Clark, Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Brain death
Death & dying
Dehumanization
Donation of organs, tissues, etc
Ethics, Medical
Family law
Federal Government
Health care costs
Human Body
Human organs
Humans
Kidney transplantation
Kidneys
Laws, regulations and rules
Legislation
Mandatory Programs
Medical ethics
Medicare
Organ donation
Physicians
Reconsidering Required Request
Resource Allocation
Risk Assessment
Tissue and Organ Procurement - economics
Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence
Tissue donation
Tissue Donors
Tissue procurement
Transplantation
Transplants & implants
Uniform laws
United States
Voluntary Programs
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Summary:The policies of many states of "required request" mandating that patients or their families be informed about organ donation upon death is criticized for its various moral, clinical and legal problems. References.
ISSN:0093-0334
1552-146X
DOI:10.2307/3562407