An ethical appraisal of living-anonymous kidney donation using Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments

Vishal Khetpal and Elias Mossialos

Health Policy, 2018, vol. 122, issue 11, 1212-1221

Abstract: Ethical debates continue to shape organ transplant policies, particularly for kidneys. Facing organ shortages, governments have created incentives targeting prospective living-anonymous donors - socially and biologically unrelated to the recipient. However, these policies may transform altruistic exchanges of tissues into trades of commodities.

Keywords: Living-anonymous kidney donation; Altruism; Adam Smith; Declaration of Istanbul; Organ transplant policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.08.015

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