Revue Medicale de Bruxelles
Volume 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages A287-A289

Organ trade : An acceptable practice ? from principles to reality [Dans quelle mesure le commerce d'organes est-il acceptable ? des principes a la realite] (Article)

Hooghe L.
  • a Service de Chirurgie, C.H.U. Brugmann, U.L.B., C.H.U. Brugmann, Place A. Van Gebuchten 4, 1020 Bruxelles, Belgium

Abstract

Organ trade is unlawful ; organ gift is promoted on condition it is gratiutous, anonymous and spontaneous. The idea of graft and transplantation is understood differently according to culture, religion and ability of a region to supply to its needs in the field of health. The patient's eagerness can explain his quest of a donor in whatever country he is. Even those physicians who have strict ethical guidelines must pay attention not to be involved in blamable jobs. The only way to avoid rewarded organ gifts is to prohibit transplantation touring and grafting from friends, at the risk to loose true-hearted and noble donors.

Author Keywords

Trade Ethics Organ

Index Keywords

doctor patient relation cultural anthropology Physician-Patient Relations organ transplantation economics Tissue Donors donor Europe human Ethics, Medical medical ethics religion Tissue and Organ Procurement Commerce transplantation Humans commercial phenomena Article legal aspect Religion and Medicine Culture

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ISSN: 00353639
Original Language: French