Beyond the Altruistic Donor: Embedding Solidarity in Organ Procurement Policies

Altruism and solidarity are concepts that are closely related to organ donation for transplantation. On the one hand, they are typically used for encouraging people to donate. On the other hand, they also underpin the regulations in force in each country to different extents. They are often used ind...

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Published inPhilosophies (Basel) Vol. 7; no. 5; p. 107
Main Authors Martínez-López, María Victoria, Díaz-Cobacho, Gonzalo, Liedo, Belén, Rueda, Jon, Molina-Pérez, Alberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2022
Subjects
Altruism
Behavior
Bioethics
Blood & organ donations
Consent
Ethical aspects
Ethics
models of consent
Motivation
Public health
Self interest
Social aspects
Solidarity
transplantation
Transplants & implants
Spain
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Summary:Altruism and solidarity are concepts that are closely related to organ donation for transplantation. On the one hand, they are typically used for encouraging people to donate. On the other hand, they also underpin the regulations in force in each country to different extents. They are often used indistinctly and equivocally, despite the different ethical implications of each concept. This paper aims to clarify to what extent we can speak of altruism and solidarity in the predominant models of organ donation. It also raises the ethical question of whether these categories are adequate as a basis for such models, bearing in mind that organs are a scarce resource and that a shortage of them may mean that fewer lives are saved or improved.
ISSN:2409-9287
2409-9287
DOI:10.3390/philosophies7050107