'Opt Out' Organ Donation, 9780192870803
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“opt-out” or presumed consent organ donation, in which consent to posthumous donation is assumed unless an individual registered an objection during their lifetime. While about half the countries in the world have adopted this model, the evidence for its effectiveness remains contested, and it raise…

'Opt Out' Organ Donation

an ethico-legal policy analysis

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    21 May 2025

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Summary

The Organ Gap: Exploring the Ethics of Opt-Out Organ Donation

A global shortage of organs for transplantation has led to myriad proposals for improving supply. One that has gained significant traction is so-called…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780192870803
ISBN-10:0192870807
Author:Jordan A. Parsons
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:21 May 2025
Weight:328g
Dimensions:215mm x 140mm x 15mm
About The Author

Jordan A. Parsons

Jordan A. Parsons is Assistant Professor in Medical Ethics and Law at the University of Birmingham Medical School. His research is at the intersection of ethics, law, and policy in relation to healthcare, and employs both normative and empirical approaches. Amongst Jordan’s range of research interests are organ donation and transplantation, nephrology, sexual and reproductive health, mental capacity, telemedicine, and policy transfer. He has published widely on these topics and more, including his recent co-authored book Early Medical Abortion, Equality of Access, and the Telemedical Imperative (Oxford University Press). Jordan is also co-editing the forthcoming Routledge Handbook of Empirical Bioethics.

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