Organ donation after euthanasia, morally acceptable under strict procedural safeguards

• Published in: Clinical transplantation Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. e13294 - n/a
• Main Authors: Dijk, Gert, Bruchem‐Visser, Rozemarijn, Beaufort, Inez
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 01.08.2018
• Subjects: ethics; guidelines; mental health; ethics; guidelines; mental health

In this paper, we will present a case of organ donation after active euthanasia (ODE) in the Netherlands from a patient who had his life ended at his explicit and voluntary request. The form of ODE we describe here concerns patients who are not unconscious and on life support, but who are conscious...