Abstract
IN WINNING FIRST PRIZE in the Logie Medical Ethics Essay Contest in 1997, Dr. Fady Moustarah made a strong and compelling argument in favour of presumed consent in the procurement of donor organs. He stressed that a major education campaign will be needed when such a policy is adopted lest some people begin to regard physicians as "organ vultures."
MeSH terms
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Attitude to Health*
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Canada
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Ethics, Medical*
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Health Care Rationing
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Health Education / organization & administration*
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Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Humans
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Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Personal Autonomy
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Resource Allocation
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Risk Assessment
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Tissue and Organ Procurement / organization & administration*
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Waiting Lists