| Organ transplants, foreign nationals, and the free rider problem. | |
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PMID: 1492347 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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There is strong sentiment for a policy which would exclude foreigners from access to organs from American cadaver donors. One common argument is that foreigners are 'free riders'; since they are not members of the community which gives organs, it would be unfair to allow them to receive such a scare resource. This essay examines the philosophical basis for the free rider argument, and compares that with the empirical data about organ donation in the U.S. The free rider argument ought not to be used to exclude foreign nationals because it is based on fallacious assumptions about group membership, and how the 'giving community' is defined. Polls show that even among the seventy-five per cent of Americans who support organ donation, only seventeen per cent had taken the small step of filling out donor cards. Therefore, it goes against logic to define the giving community as coextensive with American residency, while excluding foreigners who might well have become donors had they lived in countries which provided that option. |
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Authors:
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D S Davis |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Theoretical medicine Volume: 13 ISSN: 0167-9902 ISO Abbreviation: Theor Med Publication Date: 1992 Dec |
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Created Date: 1993-02-26 Completed Date: 1993-02-26 Revised Date: 2004-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8405140 Medline TA: Theor Med Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 337-47 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, OH 44115. |
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Emigration and Immigration* Health Care Rationing Health Services Accessibility* Human Body Humans Internationality Organ Transplantation* Patient Selection* Resource Allocation* Social Justice Tissue and Organ Procurement* United States |
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