Sherwin Trevor, Coster Douglas J, La Nauze Jamie, Merry Alan, Pendergrast David, Armitage W John
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2004 Feb;32(1):5-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2004.00741.x.
The worldwide shortage of organs and tissue for transplant has led to many ethical discussions involving restrictions concerning organ and tissue donation, including living donations and payment for donation. Efforts are being made to increase the donor pool; however, it is timely to ask whether moral decisions such as the rejection of directed donations are defensible. In this Clinical Conundrum, six specialists delve into the ethical and practical issues surrounding directed donation of human organs and tissues with particular reference to its implications in the field of ophthalmology.
全球范围内用于移植的器官和组织短缺引发了许多伦理讨论,涉及对器官和组织捐赠的限制,包括活体捐赠和捐赠报酬问题。目前正在努力增加捐赠者群体;然而,现在是时候探讨诸如拒绝定向捐赠等道德决策是否合理了。在本期“临床难题”中,六位专家深入探讨了围绕人类器官和组织定向捐赠的伦理和实际问题,特别提及了其在眼科领域的影响。