Organ Donation and Transplantation

Organ Donation and Priority Points in Israel_An Ethical Analysis

by Vardit Ravitsky

New Organs Within Us Sanal Aslihan . New Organs within Us: Transplants and the Moral Economy . Experimental Futures Series . Durham, NC : Duke University Press , 2011 . 264 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8223-4889-4 ; US$84.95 (cloth) . ISBN: 978-0-8223-4912-9 ; US$23.95 (paper) .

by Ilke Turkmendag

Experimental Futures Series . Durham, NC : Duke University Press , 2011 . 264 pp. ISBN: 978-0-8223-4889-4 ; US$84.95 (cloth) . ISBN: 978-0-8223-4912-9 ; US$23.95 (paper) .

Natural Right to Grow and Die in the Form of Wholeness: A Philosophical Interpretation of the Ontological Status of Brain-dead

by Masahiro Morioka

Diogenes, Vol.57, No.3 (2011):103-116.

In this paper, I would like to argue that brain-dead small children have a natural right not to be invaded by other... more In this paper, I would like to argue that brain-dead small children have a natural right not to be invaded by other people even if their organs can save the lives of other suffering patients. My basic idea is that growing human beings have the right to grow in the form of wholeness, and dying human beings also have the right to die in the form of wholeness; in other words, they have the right to be protected from outside invasion, unless they have declared their wish to abandon that right beforehand. I call this the principle of wholeness. Natural rights, which were discussed by Hobbes and Locke in the 17th century, have to be extended to include the right to grow and die in the form of wholeness in the age of scientific civilization, where peripheral human lives are being threatened by aggressive biomedicine and other advanced technologies.

Traditional and Health-Related Philanthropy: The Role of Resources and Personality

by Rene Bekkers

Learning to Eat Strawberries in a Disciplined Way. Normalization Practices Following Organ Transplantation

by Stefan Beck

Co-authored with Susanne Lundin, Anna Johansson, Costas S. Constantinou, Violetta Anastasiadou & Katrin Amelang;
Ethnologia Europaea Vol. 41:2, 54-70

This article addresses everyday strategies of coming to terms with organ transplantation that we term normalization... more This article addresses everyday strategies of coming to terms with organ transplantation that we term normalization practices. The analysis is based on focus group discussions and ethnographic interviews with transplant recipients, their relatives and waiting list patients in Sweden, Cyprus and Germany. Exploring our respondents’ narratives we analytically differentiate between three levels of practices normalizing the post-transplantation experience: (1) a personal level, (2) a level of the intimate, and (3) a level of anonymous sociality. Our comparative perspective shows that sociocultural differences play a much greater role in interactive normalization practices (levels 2 and 3) than on the personal level (1), where universalized medical knowledge provides a framework that supersedes the role of cultural or social differences.

Stressors and coping mechanisms in live related renal transplantation

by Paul Gill

Gill P (2012) Journal of Clinical Nursing 21, 1622–1631

Justification for a home-based education programme for kidney patients and their social network prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy

by Emma Massey

Massey, E. K., Hilhorst, M. T., Nette, R. W., Smak Gregoor, P. J. H., van den Dorpel, M. A., van Kooij, A. C., et al. (2011). Justification for a home-based education programme for kidney patients and their social network prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy. Journal of Medical Ethics, 37, 677-681.

New Classification of ELPAT for Living Organ Donation.

by Emma Massey

Dor, F. J. M. F., Massey, E. K., Frunza, M., Johnson, R., Lennerling, A., Loven, C., et al. (2011). New Classification of ELPAT for Living Organ Donation. Transplantation May, 91(9), 935-938.

Religious attitudes towards living kidney donation among Dutch renal patients.

by Emma Massey

Ismail, S., Massey, E.K., Luchtenburg, A., Claassens, L., Zuidema, W.C., Busschbach, J., & Weimar, W. (Epub ahead of print). Religious attitudes towards living kidney donation among Dutch renal patients. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy.

Giving from the heart

by Melanie Mader

Newspaper Article

Aging population, dearth of organ donors spurs post-doc’s research Aging population, dearth of organ donors spurs post-doc’s research

The Laws of the Heart

by Melanie Mader

Newspaper Article

McGill Research Group on Health and Law member Mélanie Mader wants to have a frank discussion about organ donation and... more McGill Research Group on Health and Law member Mélanie Mader wants to have a frank discussion about organ donation and she has an unusual suggestion for how to go about doing so.

L'Etat doit renoncer à sa neutralité

by Melanie Mader

Newspaper Article

Si la médecine de transplantation avait davantage d’organes à disposition, elle pourrait sauver de nombreuses vies. La... more Si la médecine de transplantation avait davantage d’organes à disposition, elle pourrait sauver de nombreuses vies. La juriste Mélanie Mader exige l’introduction d’incitations étatiques afin d’augmenter le nombre de donneurs.

Study urges new incentives for organ donors

by Melanie Mader

Newspaper Article

A Swiss researcher has called for financial perks to counter a persistent shortage of organ donations in Switzerland. A Swiss researcher has called for financial perks to counter a persistent shortage of organ donations in Switzerland.

Le don d’organes au carrefour des logiques de don, de marché et de l’Etat solidaire: un compte rendu

by Melanie Mader

Swisstransplant News, September 2011(13), p. 10-13.

Récompenser un acte généreux et solidaire ou la responsabilité de l’Etat pour assurer la disponibilité des organes

by Melanie Mader

Swisstransplant News, September 2010(9), p. 6-7.

Une neutralité qui n'a plus de raison d'être

by Melanie Mader

Bioethica Forum, 2010(2), p. 34-36.

Organspende zwischen Unentgeltlichkeit und Belohnungsmodellen

by Melanie Mader

Revue suisse de droit de la santé, 2011, p. 125-146.

Die Transplantationsmedizin hat sich zu einem sehr erfolgreichen medizinischen Fachgebiet entwickelt. Durch den... more Die Transplantationsmedizin hat sich zu einem sehr erfolgreichen medizinischen Fachgebiet entwickelt. Durch den Organmangel wird dieser Erfolg jedoch eingeschränkt. Der Beitrag definiert den Organmangel als Problem der öffentlichen Gesundheit und untersucht auf dieser Grundlage die Frage, welche staatlichen Fördermittel die Verfügbarkeit von Organen erhöhen könnten. Nach einer Betrachtung des Status quo der Organtransplantation präsentiert der Beitrag die Idee einer Public Policy zur Förderung der Organspende. Im Rahmen einer solchen Public Policy kann der Staat Anreizinstrumente in der Form von Belohnungsmodellen einsetzen. Der Beitrag untersucht verschiedene Modelle und beantwortet die Frage, welche rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen dabei berücksichtigt werden müssen.

Avis de droit sur l’allocation d’organes à des personnes non domiciliées en Suisse au regard de l’Accord sur la libre circulation des personnes

by Melanie Mader

Legal opinion mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, February 2011.

Mesures médicales préliminaires en vue d’un prélèvement d’organes - Avis de droit sur des questions en rapport avec la loi fédérale sur la transplantation

by Melanie Mader

(with Olivier Guillod), Legal opinion mandated by the Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, March 2010.

Le principe de la gratuité du don en matière de transplantation d’organes d’origine humaine: un concept indéterminé?

by Melanie Mader

In: Eleanor Cashin Ritaine/Elodie Maître Arnaud (Ed.), Notions-cadre, concepts indéterminés et standards juridiques en droits interne, international et comparé, Geneva - Zurich - Basel 2008, p. 579-607.