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Organ Donation After Euthanasia: A Pure Act of Altruism Fulfilling the Patient's Last Wish
Author(s) -
Bollen J.,
Jongh W.,
Hagenaars H.,
Dijk G.,
Hoopen R.,
Ysebaert D.,
IJzermans J.,
Heurn E.,
Mook W.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14167
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , dignity , donation , altruism (biology) , scopus , palliative care , psychosocial , family medicine , medline , nursing , transplantation , law , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , surgery , political science
Euthanasia is controversial among health care professionals worldwide, but the number of countries that allow euthanasia is increasing and currently includes Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Colombia, and the province Quebec in Canada (1). Several ethical controversies, such as whether the physician should always inform patients about the possibility of organ donation after euthanasia, which preparatory investigations are allowed, and whether the donor should be informed about matching recipients, are beyond the scope of this article (2).