Paid organ donation - the Grey Basket concept

Article Abstract:

Many ethical issues emerged concerning paid organ donations for transplantation worldwide. The perceived shortage of organs and the increasing number of patients requiring organ transplantations were believed to be contributing to unethical practices and the subsequent criminal behavior regarding the medical procedure. It was suggested that the Grey Basket concept should be considered in organ donation and transplantation wherein the medical professionals decide on the ethical issues involved in the procedure based on their own principles and conscientious values.

Editorial, Organ transplant recipients, Medical personnel, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue donation

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Doing harm: living organ donors, clinical research and 'The Tenth Man'

Article Abstract:

Organ donation from living persons and volunteering for potentially fatal research is ethically questionable even if the donor consents to do so. The organ donors should decide whether to harm themselves for the sake of others or not while the doctors and researchers, instead of considering self-interest, should see the interest of the donor against the recipient. In this regard, the moral aspects of self sacrifice in Graham Greene's novel, 'The Tenth Man' are discussed.

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Xenotransplantation

Article Abstract:

The scientific assertion that xenotransplantation is justifiable because the benefits derived by humans from the process far outweigh the damages or suffering it inflicts on animals is not ethically correct. Humans, being of a higher moral status, do not have a right to cause pain on lesser creatures for their own benefit. Xenotransplantation connotes nothing less than the commodification of living, breathing creatures.

Animal welfare, Human-animal relationships

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