Centre for Philosophy, History and Law in Healthcare, School of Health Science, University of Swansea.
Clin Med (Lond). 2009 Dec;9(6):549-52. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-6-549.
Attitudes to death are non-rational and culturally determined. This is relevant to concerns about shortages of organs for transplantation. Consent is not possible from a dead donor and the term 'resumed consent' offends against the principle of respect for autonomy that underpins consent. Consent is the fundamental principle of the Human Tissue Act 2004 in considering use of organs after death. These legal and ethical concerns create difficulties to be explored in a subsequent paper.
人们对死亡的态度是非理性的，并且受到文化的影响。这与器官移植短缺有关。由于死者无法表达同意，“恢复同意”这个术语违反了作为同意基础的尊重自主权原则。在考虑死后器官使用问题时，同意是 2004 年《人体组织法》的基本原则。这些法律和伦理问题将在后续论文中进行探讨。
