Fan Ruiping, Wang Mingxu
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PRC.
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, PRC.
J Med Philos. 2019 Sep 17;44(5):534-553. doi: 10.1093/jmp/jhz022.
This essay indicates that Confucian family-based ethics is by no means a stumbling block to organ donation in China. We contend that China should not change to an opt-out consent system in order to enhance donation because a "hard" opt-out system is unethical, and a "soft" opt-out system is unhelpful. We argue that the recently-introduced familist model of motivation for organ donation in mainland China can provide a proper incentive for donation. This model, and the family priority right that this model supports, is ethically justifiable in terms of Confucian family-based ethics.
本文指出,儒家基于家庭的伦理观念绝不是中国器官捐赠的绊脚石。我们认为,中国不应为了增加捐赠而转向退出同意系统,因为“强硬”的退出系统不道德,“温和”的退出系统也无济于事。我们认为,中国大陆最近引入的家庭主义器官捐赠激励模式可以为捐赠提供适当的激励。这种模式以及该模式所支持的家庭优先权,从儒家基于家庭的伦理观念来看在伦理上是合理的。