Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Med Philos. 2024 Sep 3;49(5):458-469. doi: 10.1093/jmp/jhae028.
The dead donor rule (DDR) has facilitated the saving of hundreds of thousands of lives. Recent advances in heart donation, however, have exposed how DDR has limited donation of all organs. We propose advancing the moment in the dying process at which death can be determined to increase substantially the supply of organs for transplantation. We justify this approach by identifying certain flaws in the Uniform Determination of Death Act and proposing a modification of that law that permits earlier procurement of healthier organs in greater numbers.
死体捐献规则（DDR）促进了数十万生命的挽救。然而，最近心脏捐献的进步揭示了 DDR 如何限制了所有器官的捐献。我们建议推进死亡过程中确定死亡的时刻，以大幅增加可供移植的器官供应。我们通过确定《统一死亡判定法》中的某些缺陷，并提出修改该法律，允许更早地获取更多更健康的器官，来证明这种方法是合理的。
