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Organ Transplantation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act: A Fifty-Year Perspective
- Source :
- The Hastings Center report. 48(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Fifty years ago this summer, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act was adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and approved by the American Bar Association. The UAGA has provided a sound and stable legal platform on which to base an effective nationwide organ donation system. The cardinal principles of altruism, autonomy, and public trust are still important. At a time when confidence and trust in our government and many private institutions has declined, maintaining trust and confidence in our health care system and its commitment to "first, do no harm" has never been more important. Any policies that override these core ethical principles could cause irreparable damage to the public's faith in our transplant system. While progress has been made to increase organ registration and the number of organs transplanted, much more must be done to realize the potential of life-saving therapy without jeopardizing ethical principles.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Tissue and Organ Procurement
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030230 surgery
Altruism
Organ transplantation
Faith
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Political science
Health care
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Organ donation
media_common
Government
business.industry
Health Policy
Organ Transplantation
United States
Philosophy
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Law
Public trust
business
Autonomy
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1552146X
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Hastings Center report
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4b61a1d45c33b927b28334fe9179a094