Altruism vs. Financial Incentives in Transplantation Ethics

Lecturer Ph.D. Mihaela Frunza () and Associate Prof. Ph.D. Cristina Gavriluta
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Lecturer Ph.D. Mihaela Frunza: Postdoctoral fellow at Medicine and Pharmacy University Iasi;Lecturer Ph. D. at” Babes-Bolyai University” of Cluj-Napoca Romania
Associate Prof. Ph.D. Cristina Gavriluta: Postdoctoral fellow at Medicine and Pharmacy University Iasi; Associate Professor Ph.D. Al. I. Cuza University from Iasi, Romania

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Abstract: The metaphor of gift (“the gift of life”) has represented a dominant topic in transplantation ethics. It is based on the act of donating altruistically an organ, either after one’s death, or during one’s life. However, taking into account the current organ shortage, the idea of gift and the virtue of altruism have started to be discussed and problemiszed by several authors, who deem them insufficient for balancing the relation between sick patients and the number of available organs. Thus, various ways of financial compensations are advanced – from reimbursing some expenses, to the actual selling of organs. The paper will insist upon the limitations and ethical worries towards these alternatives

Keywords: transplantation ethics; altruism; financial incentives; case study; gift (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 Y8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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