In his article, ‘Non-consequentialist and egalitarian objections to the dead donor rule’,1 Lawrence Masek observes that ...
Masek’s recent paper offers a disciplined challenge to the dead donor rule (DDR).1 Unlike critics who rely on ...
Transplantation sits at the boundary of modern medicine, ethics, and social collaboration. The ability to recover one ...
Concern for those who will benefit from a transplant has led to a variety of proposals to increase the supply of organs. Some, like opt-out organ donor registers, annual publicity campaigns and the ...
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This paper presents a clinically orientated illustration of the doctrine of double effect. The case of an elderly gentleman with advanced cancer is discussed, with particular emphasis on two dilemmas ...
Background: Debates over legalisation of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) or euthanasia often warn of a “slippery slope”, predicting abuse of people in vulnerable groups. To assess this concern, the ...
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Correspondence to Dr Julian Koplin, University of Melbourne Law School, Carlton, VC 3053, Australia; julian.koplin{at}gmail.com [T]he nameless being given life by Frankenstein's or Mary Shelley's arts ...
4 Pediatric Ethics Committee, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Correspondence to Dr Matthew R Hunt, Centre de recherche en éthique (CRÉUM), University of Montreal, C.P. 6128, ...