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  Join the Lone Kidney Club: Incentivising live organ donation

Glas, A. (2021). Join the Lone Kidney Club: Incentivising live organ donation. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(9), 618-622. doi:10.1136/medethics-2019-105999.

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Glas, Annet1, Author           
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1Department: Synapses-Circuits-Plasticity / Bonhoeffer, MPI of Neurobiology, Max Planck Society, ou_1113545              

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Free keywords: PRESUMED CONSENT; ALLOCATIONSocial Sciences - Other Topics; Medical Ethics; Social Issues; Biomedical Social Sciences; allocation of organs; tissues; transplantation;
 Abstract: Given the dramatic shortage of transplantable organs, demand cannot be met by established and envisioned organ procurement policies targeting postmortem donation. Live organ donation (LOD) is a medically attractive option, and ethically permissible if informed consent is given and donor beneficence balances recipient non-maleficence. Only a few legal and regulatory frameworks incentivise LOD, with the key exception of Israel's Organ Transplant Law, which has produced significant improvements in organ donation rates. Therefore, I propose an organ procurement system that incentivises LOD by allocating additional priority points to the living donor on any transplant waiting list. I outline benefits and challenges for potential recipients, donors and society at large, and suggest measures to ensure medical protection of marginalised patient groups.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2021-09-01
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 5
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 Rev. Type: Peer
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Title: Journal of Medical Ethics
Source Genre: Journal
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Publ. Info: BRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON WC1H 9JR, ENGLAND : BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 47 (9) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 618 - 622 Identifier: ISSN: 0306-6800