Assisting altruism: evaluating legally binding consent in organ donation policy.

Philosophy of organ donation: Review of ethical facets.

Transplantation ethics is a philosophy that incorporates systematizing, defending and advocating concepts of right and wrong conduct related to organ donation. As the demand for organs increases, it is essential to ensure that new and innovative laws, policies and strategies of increasing organ supply are bioethical and are founded on the principles of altruism and utilitarianism. In the field ...

طراحی مدل اهدای عضو براساس متغیرهای اخلاق اجتماعی، نوعدوستی و دینباوری

    Background and purpose: Social ethics, altruism, and religious beliefs are the most effective factors in human behavior and can play a fundamental role in promoting the culture of organ donation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of social ethics and altruism in attitudes towards organ donation with mediation of religiousness.     Materials and methods:...

Altruism in organ donation: an unnecessary requirement?

Altruism has long been taken to be the guiding principle of ethical organ donation in the UK, and has been used as justification for rejecting or allowing certain types of donation. We argue that, despite this prominent role, altruism has been poorly defined in policy and position documents, and used confusingly and inconsistently. Looking at how the term has been used over recent years allows ...

Organ Donation Awareness: Rethinking Media Campaigns

A comparative study on effective factors on consent to organ donation among families of brain death victims in Isfahan, 2013

Objective: According to the previous studies, several social, cultural, and organizational factors are involved in the decision of families of brain death victims for organ donation. The present study was performed to determine the effective factors in the decision of organ donation among families of brain death victims. Methods: In this descriptive-com...