Capron Alexander M, Pruett Timothy L, Childress James F
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, USA.
J Law Med Ethics. 2024;52(3):595-610. doi: 10.1017/jme.2024.137. Epub 2024 Dec 16.
The application of advanced biopreservation to organs donated for transplantation may make possible their indefinite storage and thereby improve the utility and equity they provide to patients. The technology is still at a preclinical stage, with many difficult, scientific issues that remain to be answered. At the moment, however, the actual capabilities of the technology are too indefinite to begin formulating the statutes, regulations, and ethical guidance that will be needed to obtain the benefits expected from its use.
