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Transplant ethics under scrutiny – responsibilities of all medical professionals

In this text, we present and elaborate ethical challenges in transplant medicine related to organ procurement and organ distribution, together with measures to solve such challenges. Based on internationally acknowledged ethical standards, we looked at cases of organ procurement and distribution pra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Trey, Torsten, Caplan, Arthur L., Lavee, Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Croatian Medical Schools 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23444249
http://dx.doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2013.54.71
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Sumario:In this text, we present and elaborate ethical challenges in transplant medicine related to organ procurement and organ distribution, together with measures to solve such challenges. Based on internationally acknowledged ethical standards, we looked at cases of organ procurement and distribution practices that deviated from such ethical standards. One form of organ procurement is known as commercial organ trafficking, while in China the organ procurement is mostly based on executing prisoners, including killing of detained Falun Gong practitioners for their organs. Efforts from within the medical community as well as from governments have contributed to provide solutions to uphold ethical standards in medicine. The medical profession has the responsibility to actively promote ethical guidelines in medicine to prevent a decay of ethical standards and to ensure best medical practices.