| Non-therapeutic (elective) ventilation of potential organ donors: the ethical basis for changing the law. | |
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PMID: 8731531 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Non-therapeutic ventilation of potential organ donors would increase the supply of kidneys for transplantation. There are no major ethical objections to it. The means of permitting it are forbidden by laws with an ethical basis. A law permitting it would need an ethical basis. Introducing a third legal method of diagnosing death would be unethical. Expanding the power of the advance directive to permit procedures involving minimal harm would be ethical but not helpful. Extending the power of proxies to permit specific non-therapeutic procedures which caused or risked minimal harm to incompetent patients is the best way forward. |
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Authors:
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A B Shaw |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 22 ISSN: 0306-6800 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 1996 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-10-17 Completed Date: 1996-10-17 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 72-7 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Bradford Hospitals. |
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Brain Death
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legislation & jurisprudence Ethics, Medical* Great Britain Humans Kidney Transplantation / legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data Life Support Care / legislation & jurisprudence* Resource Allocation Respiration, Artificial* Risk Assessment* Tissue Donors / legislation & jurisprudence*, supply & distribution Tissue and Organ Procurement / legislation & jurisprudence*, statistics & numerical data Wedge Argument |
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