On the Ethics of Organ Transplantation: A Catholic Perspective
The report of a working party
This report is the work of an international group of clinicians, philosophers, and theologians, convened by the Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford. The aim of the report is to set out the ethical requirements which must be met if transplant medicine is to achieve its true end, and merit the support of Catholics and, more generally, of men and women of good will. It also addresses some new concerns which have arisen, within the Church and within society, about the ethical practice of transplantation, and in particular the criteria for diagnosing death and the issue of presumed consent.
'I welcome this report as a source of reflection to help Catholics, and men and women of good will, to examine the ethical issues that surround organ transplantation so they come to an informed choice. I hope it will also be of use to healthcare professionals in reflecting on their practice, to practice ethically in the service of the human family.' - Archbishop Peter Smith
Contents:
I. Live donation
1. Current practice, legal structure and professional guidance in the United Kingdom and Ireland
2. Ethical issues
II. Post mortem donation
1. Current practice, legal structure and professional guidance in the United Kingdom and Ireland
2. Ethical and philosophical issues
III. Conclusion
Members of this working party:
Rev. Dr. Michael Jarmulowicz (chair), MB BS (London), BSc (London), FRCPath, KSG, Pathologist, London UK
Prof. David Albert Jones (secretary), MA (Cantab), MA, MSt, DPhil (Oxon), Director, Anscombe Bioethics Centre, Oxford UK
Rev. Dr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP, BSE, STB, MDiv, STL, PhD, STD (cand), Molecular Biologist and Bioethicist, Providence USA
Dr. Rupert Beale, MB BChir, PhD, MRCP, Clinical Lecturer in Nephrology, Cambridge UK
Dr. John Curran, MB, PhD, FRCA, Anaesthetist, Nottingham UK
Prof Pedro Errasti MD, PhD, Professor of Nephrology and of Organ Transplantation, Navarre Spain
Mr. Oswald N Fernando FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Edin), Emeritus Consultant Transplant Surgeon, London UK
Rev. Nigel Griffin, BSc, DipTh, MA, Parish Priest and Former Hospital Chaplain, London UK
Dr. Dermot Kearney, MB BCh, BAO (NUI), MD (NUI), MRCPI, Cardiologist, Gateshead UK
Prof. Patrick Lee, BA, MA, PhD, John N and Jamie D McAleer Professor of Bioethics, Steubenville USA
Prof. Neil Scolding, PhD, FRCP, Burden Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Bristol UK
Prof. Nicholas Tonti-Filippini, BA (Hons), MA (Monash), PhD (Melb), FHERDSA, KCSG, Bioethicist, Melbourne Australia
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ISBN: 978-0-906561-13-3