Best interests and potential organ donors

John Coggon; Margaret Brazier; Paul Murphy; David Price; Muireann Quigley

doi:10.1136/bmj.39575.561898.94

Best interests and potential organ donors

BMJ. 2008 Jun 14;336(7657):1346-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39575.561898.94.

Authors

John Coggon¹, Margaret Brazier, Paul Murphy, David Price, Muireann Quigley

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Social Ethics and Policy and Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, School of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL. John.Coggon@manchester.ac.uk

Abstract

Many potential donor organs are currently lost because of misunderstanding of the law. John Coggon and colleagues clarify what is permissible in non-heart-beating donation

MeSH terms

Humans
Mental Competency / legislation & jurisprudence*
Patient Advocacy
Patient Identification Systems / legislation & jurisprudence*
Tissue Donors / legislation & jurisprudence*
Tissue and Organ Procurement / legislation & jurisprudence*
United Kingdom