Missed opportunities: saving lives through organ donation following voluntary assisted dying

Missed opportunities: saving lives through organ donation following voluntary assisted dying

Organ donation after voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in Australia may potentially increase organ transplant rates. Despite significant international experience with donation after VAD, there has been little discussion of this in Australia. We review potential ethical and practical concerns relating t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal medicine journal 2023-05, Vol.53 (5), p.861-865
Hauptverfasser: Ray, Robert, Martin, Dominique
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Australia
Ethics
euthanasia
Humans
organ donation
Organ Transplantation
Suicide, Assisted
Tissue and Organ Procurement
voluntary assisted dying
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Zusammenfassung:Organ donation after voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in Australia may potentially increase organ transplant rates. Despite significant international experience with donation after VAD, there has been little discussion of this in Australia. We review potential ethical and practical concerns relating to donation after VAD and advocate action to establish programmes in Australia that ensure safe, ethical and effective donation after VAD.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.16085