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Organ transplantation raises a variety of ethical issues: shortage of supply, the question of paying donors, transplant tourism, presumed consent, use of animals etc.
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Organ donation (triple helix - spring 2012)
Philippa Taylor considers the complexities of presumed consent. Plans are well underway in Wales to introduce legislation for an 'opt-out system' (otherwise known as 'presumed consent') for organ donation. This would permit doctors to remove organs from any dead patient, unless they had...
A Pretence to Consent? - Wales plans to introduce an opting out scheme for organ donation -
New legislation for organ donation in Wales will introduce a ‘soft opt-out system’ permitting doctors to remove organs and tissue from any dead patient, unless they had specifically registered a formal objection to it, or their families give consent. Plans to introduce new legislations to increase organ donation on death in...
Submission to the Welsh Government White Paper on organ and tissue donation - 31/1/2012
Plans for new legislation for organ donation in Wales to introduce a 'soft opt-out system' - otherwise known as 'presumed consent' - will permit doctors to remove organs and tissue from any dead patient, unless they had specifically registered a formal objection to it, or their families give consent. Read full CMF submission…news review (nucleus - winter 2011)
Relevant stories from the UK and overseas - xenotransplantation - In response to the shortage of human organs available for donation, experts are investigating the use of pigs to harvest organs. By using pigs created with human genes, researchers hope pig organs will not be rejected by the human...
Organ donation after death (triple helix - winter 2011)
The issue of organ donation after death has sparked a number of media news stories recently. There is a real shortage of organs available for transplant which has led to several proposalsintended to increase the supply of organs. The Welsh Assembly plans to introduce 'presumed consent' to organ...
MSG Chairman on Radio 4 re refusal of transplant
11/11/2008
Prof John Wyatt (CMF Exec Member and chair of CMF Study Group) on Radio 4's Today programme, November 11th 2008.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7721000/7721288.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7721000/7721288.stm
Letters (triple helix - summer 2008)
Organ donation policy - Following the brief News Review piece (Triple Helix 2008; Easter:5), respected pro-life campaigner Stuart Cunliffe takes issue Andrew Fergusson says the Christian church should support the principles of organ donation and transplantation and prominent Christian figures...
CMF File 36 (2008) - Organ Transplantation (CMF files)
Organs for transplantation may come from deceased or living donors, and the treatment both saves and enhances life. However, there is a lack of donor organs and the waiting list is increasing. This shortfall adds to the clinical, legal and ethical challenges. This File considers the diagnosis of...
Opt-out or opt-in? - Organ donation policy (triple helix - spring 2008)
In 2007 about a thousand people died in the UK while on the organ transplant list or having recently been removed from it because they were too ill. It is claimed that a system of 'presumed consent' – where unless you have specifically opted out it will be presumed you are thereby opting in – would...