Donation after cardiocirculatory death: a call for a moratorium pending full public disclosure and fully informed consent

Donation after cardiocirculatory death: a call for a moratorium pending full public disclosure and fully informed consent

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Many believe that the ethical problems of donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) have been "worked out" and that it is unclear why DCD should be resisted. In this paper we will argue that DCD donors may not yet be dead, and therefore that organ do...

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Main Authors: Joffe Ari R, Carcillo Joe, Anton Natalie, deCaen Allan, Han Yong Y, Bell Michael J, Maffei Frank A, Sullivan John, Thomas James, Garcia-Guerra Gonzalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
Subjects:
Dead donor rule
Death
Donation after cardiac death
Organ donation
Online Access:http://www.peh-med.com/content/6/1/17

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