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Scaring us all to death: the need for responsible legal scholarship on post-mortem organ donation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19297875     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article considers the legal, medical and policy issues arising from post-mortem organ donation. It explains the basis of relevant law, and examines the diagnosis of death and the ethics of medical aspects of post-mortem donation. While the law in this area may well be imperfect, it provides an appropriate and ethical framework within which health care professionals can function. The current medico-legal framework protects and preserves the public interest, such that the broader society can be confident that the dead donor rule is observed irrespective of the way that death is diagnosed. This article also acknowledges the human fear of death and calls for responsible scholarship in this area.
Authors:
Ngaire Naffine; Bernadette Richards; Wendy Rogers
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of law and medicine     Volume:  16     ISSN:  1320-159X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Law Med     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-20     Completed Date:  2009-04-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9431853     Medline TA:  J Law Med     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  696-707     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Australia
Death
Health Policy*
Humans
New Zealand
Tissue and Organ Procurement / legislation & jurisprudence*

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