MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, London, UKNIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St.Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College, London, UK.
J Med Ethics. 2010 Oct;36(10):627-31. doi: 10.1136/jme.2009.031245.
The report from the Organ Donation Taskforce looking at the potential impact of an opt-out system for deceased donor organ donation in the UK, published in November 2008, is probably the most comprehensive and systematic inquiry to date into the issues and considerations which might affect the availability of deceased donor organs for clinical transplantation. By the end of a thorough and transparent process, a clear consensus was reached. The taskforce rejected the idea of an opt-out system. In this article we acknowledge the life saving potential of organ transplants and seek to highlight the difficulties that arise when the issue of organ shortage competes with concerns over choice and authorisation in the context of deceased donor organ donation.
2008 年 11 月发布的英国器官捐赠工作队报告审视了在英国实行死后器官捐赠“选择退出”制度可能带来的影响，这可能是迄今为止对影响临床器官移植供体器官可获得性的各种问题和因素进行的最全面和系统的调查。通过一个彻底和透明的过程，工作队达成了明确的共识，否决了“选择退出”系统的想法。在本文中，我们承认器官移植具有挽救生命的潜力，并试图强调在涉及死后器官捐赠时，当器官短缺问题与选择和授权问题发生冲突时所产生的困难。
