Living Donors

Question 1

What is directed donation?

Answer 1

When a person donates to a person they know, could be family or a friend.

Question 2

Paired or pooled donation

Answer 2

a sharing scheme that enables kidneys to be ‘exchanged’ with other pairs in a similar situation

Question 3

Living donor wait time

Answer 3

the average wait for a kidney transplant from them is usually 3-6 months if everything goes smoothly

Question 4

Dead donor wait time

Answer 4

2-3 years

Question 5

Living donor

Answer 5

Living donors are those who have decided to donate organs while
they are still alive.

Question 6

An issue with directed donation

Answer 6

is that the donor is not always a suitable match for the patient they wish to help

Question 7

Altruistic

Answer 7

whenever someone shows selfless concern for the wellbeing of others.

Question 8

Directed altruistic

Answer 8

when a donor offers their donation to a specific person they don’t know but may have read about in the news or heard about on social media

Question 9

Non-directed altruistic

Answer 9

when a donation is made to a
complete stranger

Question 10

What moral issues does living donors raise?

Answer 10

Coercion
Organs as a commodity
Risk
Principle of non-harm

Question 11

What moral issues arise from living donors?

Answer 11

Principle of non harm
Organs as a commodity
Risk
Coercion