Background The deceased-donor organ shortage has driven widespread adoption of living-
donor transplantation. Yet, public views on living donation are not well understood. This …

Living and deceased organ donation are couched in altruism and gift discourse and this
article reviews explores cultural views towards these concepts. Altruism and egoism theories …

Abstract “Ethics” is used as a label for a new kind of expertise in the field of science and
technology. At the same time, it is not clear what ethical expertise consists in and what its …

The ability of patients in many parts of the world to benefit from transplantation is limited by
growing shortages of transplantable organs. The choice architecture of donation systems is …

This book is a philosophically-oriented introduction to bioethics. It offers the reader an
overview of key debates in bioethics relevant to various areas including; organ retrieval …

Organ transplantation is a well-established practice in modern medicine. However, many
countries, especially those with an opt-in regulation, face the problem of low donation …

Great hope has been placed on biobank research as a strategy to improve diagnostics,
therapeutics and prevention. It seems to be a common opinion that these goals cannot be …

In Germany, as well as in other countries, organ shortages are usually explained by a
relative unwillingness to donate among a population which is assumed to be caused by a …

Waiting lists for organs have stimulated interest in the use of financial incentives for organ
donation (FI s), but the literature does not contain an adequate overview of studies of public …

Altruistic donation (unspecified donation) is an important aspect of living donor kidney
transplantation. Although donation to a stranger is lawful and supported in many countries, it …