Ethical Perspectives on Body Donation Following Physician-Assisted Death

Autor/in	Jones, David Gareth
Titel	Ethical Perspectives on Body Donation Following Physician-Assisted Death
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 13 (2020) 4, S.504-511 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jones, David Gareth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.1930
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Death; Human Body; Donors; Physicians; Role; Laboratory Procedures; Foreign Countries; Moral Values; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Menschlicher Körper; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Rollen; Laboruntersuchung; Ausland; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Kanada
Abstract	The increasing availability of physician-assisted death (PAD) has opened up a novel means of making donated bodies available for anatomical dissection. This practice has come to the fore in Canada, but is unlikely to be confined to that country as legislation changes in other countries. The ethical considerations raised by this development are placed within the framework of the ethical guidelines on body donation promulgated by the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists. The discussion centers on understanding the ethical dimensions of moral complicity, and whether it is accepted or rejected. If rejected it is possible to separate ethical concerns regarding PAD from subsequent use of donated bodies, as long as there is fully informed consent and complete ethical and procedural separation of the two. Openness about the origin of bodies for dissection is essential. Students should be instructed on the nuances of moral complicity, and consideration be given to those with moral doubts about PAD. Two issues are raised in considering whether these moves represent an ethical slippery slope: the attraction represented by obtaining relatively "high quality" bodies, and the manner in which organ donation following PAD has led to challenges to the dead donor rule. Although body donation raises fewer concerns, the ethical dimensions of the two are similar. The ethical constraints outlined here have the capacity to prevent an ethical slippery slope and constitute a sound basis for addressing an innovative opportunity for anatomists. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01