Reexamining the Flawed Legal Basis of the “Dead Donor Rule” as a Foundation for Organ Donation Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott J Schweikart (American Medical Association, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | E1019-1024 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2020.1019 |
| PMID | 33419501 |
| OpenAlex | W3108854401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
The legal basis of what's known as the "dead donor rule" (DDR), which requires that donors must be dead according to legal criteria, is rooted in physicians' fears of civil and criminal liability for participating in organ retrieval and donation. This article suggests that one reason to revisit the DDR is to help illuminate possible legal ways to retrieve and donate organs. Specifically, this article considers one of these: medically justifiable homicide, which is legally and ethically distinct from murder and wrongful death
Donation · Foundation (evidence · Law and economics · Organ donation · Political science · Sociology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Surgery · Transplantation
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |