Organ Donation

Question 1

What are the 2 types of organ donation?

Answer 1

Cadaveric
Live

Question 2

What is the rule to uphold in organ donation?

Answer 2

The “Dead donor rule”
This rule states that procuring organs should never kill patients and
can only begin after the donor has died

Question 3

What are the ethical principles involved in ODT?

Answer 3

Beneficence
Distributive Justice
Donor Autonomy
Recipient Autonomy

Question 4

3 Problems with Distributive Justice

Answer 4

Is it justifiable that patients with better survival benefits be given priority?

choice between transplantation offered to adults versus children

Financial costs involved with procurement of organ and post-transplant care

Question 5

Organ Donation ethical issues

Answer 5

Donor autonomy
* right to donate
* consent needed for
cadaveric donation
* transport tourism –
exploiting the poor?
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* Will organ trade lead to an economic allocation of resources, involving monetary exchange?
* Will it lend itself to be an economic transaction where only those with the financial means gain to stand a better chance of survival?

Recipient autonomy:
* Poor lifestyle choices?
* Prisoners?
* 2nd transplant option if 1st transplant fails