Abstract

his paper examines the presumed consent approach from a practical, legal and ethical perspective. It concludes that presumed consent for harvesting cadaveric organs a may be a viable policy alternative, but that research in a number of specific areas is needed before the policy can be endorsed.

Keywords

Organ Donation

Publication Date

1997

Document Type

Article

Place of Original Publication

Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine

Publication Information

1 Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine 31 (1991)

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