Open AccessImpacts of Forensic Outcomes on Cadaveric Organ Donations in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Inah Ja. Abd Jalil,
Mohd Azran Hafiz bin Ahmad,
Nur Azah Mohd Isa,
Shafi Mohd Nizamani,
Mohammed Nasimul Islam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of ethics, trauma and victimology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-4272
pISSN - 2394-6822
DOI - 10.18099/ijetv.v7i02.8
Subject(s) - forensic science , cadaveric spasm , dilemma , ethical dilemma , deliberation , value (mathematics) , psychology , medicine , surgery , law , political science , computer science , veterinary medicine , philosophy , epistemology , machine learning , politics
In forensic medicine, there can be times when the dilemma of having to choose between harvesting organs from cadaveric donors versus the need to complete the forensic analysis to savor the equally important forensic outcomes becomes tricky as well cul de sac of one on another. The deliberation of the seemingly practical junction is of academic value and ethical considerations that need to be dissected upon. As such, the impacts of forensic outcomes on cadaveric organ donations in Malaysia through the lenses of (i) academic benefits of forensic outcomes, (ii) ethically justified considerations of the dilemma, and (iii) available data helpful in navigating through the two competing needs.