Tag Archive for: organs
Altruistic kidney donation – the opportunities and challenges
Giving a kidney can be one of the greatest gifts one can offer to another person.
The first successful…
How Christians can end the waiting list for a kidney
When I gave my kidney in 2019, it felt like a simple decision: someone might die without a kidney whilst…
Journey into darkness – Transplants, markets and trafficking
When in 2016, an editor from a leading academic publisher approached me about contributing a book chapter…
Organ donation opt out plans in England – not nearly as clear cut as it might seem
All adults in England will be presumed to be organ donors unless they have explicitly opted out, the…
Ideology or evidence? The battle over presumed consent to organ donation
The debate about changing the law on organ donation is one of a number of controversial issues…
Organ donation- how can we increase numbers without compromising our ethics?
We are facing an organ donation crisis. The need for organ transplants is currently outstripping the…
Organ donation – Giving the gift of life
Two CMF members are using the Christmas season to share a special message about God’s love. As Christians…
Womb transplants: should we be concerned?
This week, the Health Research Authority granted ethical approval for a trial of ten uterine…
Controversial policies on organ donation pushed by the BMA and ‘leading doctor’
I support organ donation. In 2013 there were 7,250 people on the UK waiting list for a transplant.…