Perceptions of efficacy, morality, and politics of potential cadaveric organ - transplantation reforms

• Published in: Law and contemporary problems Vol. 77; no. 3; p. 101
• Main Authors: Robertson, Christopher T, Yokum, David V, Wright, Megan S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Duke University, School of Law 2014; Duke University School of Law
• Subjects: Blood & organ donations; Cognition; Effectiveness; Empirical Methods; Ethics; Government and politics; Health care policy; Human subjects; Ideology; Internet; Law; Morality; Organs; Perception; Policy Reform; Policy sciences; Political aspects; Population; Reform; Reforms; Risk; Social ethics; Social sciences and ethics; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Transplants; U.S.A; Writing; United States > US
• ISSN: 0023-9186; 1945-2322

In this empirical research project, Robertson et al sought to explore the political feasibility of potential policy reforms to address the shortage of cadaveric organs for transplantation in America. They recruited 730 human subjects from an online population and assigned them to writing tasks that...