Open AccessOrgan Transplantation in the Face of Donor Shortage - Ethical Implications with a Focus on Liver Allocation
Author(s) -
Michael Lauerer,
Katharina Kaiser,
Eckhard Nagel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000446382
Subject(s) - beneficence , organ donation , scarcity , transplantation , obligation , economic justice , organ transplantation , autonomy , medicine , political science , law , economics , microeconomics
Transplantation medicine is associated with several ethical issues related to the lack of organs. Major questions concern the regulations for giving permission for organ removal, informing the public about organ donation, setting of organ allocation priorities, waiting list access, and strategies to counteract scarcity.
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