Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies
Altruism and solidarity are concepts that are closely related to organ donation for transplantation. On the one hand, they are typically used for encouraging people to donate. On the other hand, they also underpin the regulations in force in each country to different extents. They are often used ind...
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| author | María Victoria Martínez-López Gonzalo Díaz-Cobacho Belén Liedo Jon Rueda Alberto Molina-Pérez |
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| description | Altruism and solidarity are concepts that are closely related to organ donation for transplantation. On the one hand, they are typically used for encouraging people to donate. On the other hand, they also underpin the regulations in force in each country to different extents. They are often used indistinctly and equivocally, despite the different ethical implications of each concept. This paper aims to clarify to what extent we can speak of altruism and solidarity in the predominant models of organ donation. It also raises the ethical question of whether these categories are adequate as a basis for such models, bearing in mind that organs are a scarce resource and that a shortage of them may mean that fewer lives are saved or improved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03a4db2f6383409e99490dae5df974bc2023-11-24T02:00:15ZengMDPI AGPhilosophies2409-92872022-09-017510710.3390/philosophies7050107Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement PoliciesMaría Victoria Martínez-López0Gonzalo Díaz-Cobacho1Belén Liedo2Jon Rueda3Alberto Molina-Pérez4Department of Philosophy 1, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Philosophy 1, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainInstituto de Filosofía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IFS-CSIC), 28017 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Philosophy 1, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainELPAT-ESOT, 35137 Padova, ItalyAltruism and solidarity are concepts that are closely related to organ donation for transplantation. On the one hand, they are typically used for encouraging people to donate. On the other hand, they also underpin the regulations in force in each country to different extents. They are often used indistinctly and equivocally, despite the different ethical implications of each concept. This paper aims to clarify to what extent we can speak of altruism and solidarity in the predominant models of organ donation. It also raises the ethical question of whether these categories are adequate as a basis for such models, bearing in mind that organs are a scarce resource and that a shortage of them may mean that fewer lives are saved or improved.https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/7/5/107altruismsolidaritytransplantationmodels of consentethicspublic health |
| spellingShingle | María Victoria Martínez-López Gonzalo Díaz-Cobacho Belén Liedo Jon Rueda Alberto Molina-Pérez Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies Philosophies altruism solidarity transplantation models of consent ethics public health |
| title | Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies |
| title_full | Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies |
| title_fullStr | Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies |
| title_short | Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies |
| title_sort | beyond the altruistic donor embedding solidarity in organ procurement policies |
| topic | altruism solidarity transplantation models of consent ethics public health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/7/5/107 |
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