| The ethics of blood donation: Does altruism suffice? | |
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PMID: 22071003 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Is the recommendation of the WHO, endorsed by all member states, that all blood donations should be voluntary and non-compensated ethically coherent and realizable in practice? In a recent paper, Farrugia et al have argued for a plurality of both compensated and non-compensated systems, claiming that, from both an ethical and practical perspective, the classical concept of the 'the gift relationship', advocated over 40 years ago by Richard Titmuss, is unnecessary and inadequate. This paper focuses on the ethical aspects of this debate, considering the concepts of altruism, reciprocity and social solidarity as they apply to the procurement of blood and blood products, as well as evidence regarding safety of different sources of blood and the motivations of regular donors. It concludes with a discussion of the view summarized in a recent publication by Campbell (2009), that, although the body may be monetized, doing so would result in a loss of human value. |
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Alastair V Campbell; Cecilia Tan; F Elias Boujaoude |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-7 |
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Title: Biologicals : journal of the International Association of Biological Standardization Volume: - ISSN: 1095-8320 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9004494 Medline TA: Biologicals Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 The International Alliance for Biologicals. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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National University of Singapore, Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block Level 11, Singapore 119228, Singapore. |
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