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DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DETERMINATION OF DEATH. ABOUT THE PRECEDENCE OF NEUROLOGICAL CRITERION OF DEATH OVER CIRCULATORY CRITERION – PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES Summary This two-part article concerns with bioethical issues associated with organ donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Analiza i Egzystencja |
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| Online Access: | https://wnus.edu.pl/aie/pl/issue/844/article/14668/ |
| Summary: | DONATION AFTER CIRCULATORY DETERMINATION OF DEATH.
ABOUT THE PRECEDENCE OF NEUROLOGICAL CRITERION OF DEATH
OVER CIRCULATORY CRITERION – PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
Summary
This two-part article concerns with bioethical issues associated with organ donation
after circulatory determination of death (DCDD). Part 2 is devoted to philosophical
problems. I analyze three concepts of death, that identify the end of life with
a) somatic disintegration of the organism, b) irreversible cessation of vital work of
self-preservation and c) irreversible loss of patient’s moral status. By referring to
these positions I argue that circulatory criterion of death is reliable only if cessation
of circulation lasts long enough for brain death to occur. Taking this into account, it
might be supposed that the 5 minutes period of observation of cessation of circulation
is not enough for patient’s death to take place. |
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| ISSN: | 1734-9923 2300-7621 |