Canada becomes world leader in organ donation after euthanasia
Although Canada was a late starter in legalising euthanasia (or Medical Aid in Dying) in 2016, more than a decade after Belgium and the Netherlands,...
Organ donation and euthanasia make a good team in Ontario
Doctors taking advantage of a new source of organs There is a startling statistic tucked away in Ontario’s September quarter euthanasia statistics. A total of...
Blue ribbon Canadian panel proposes guidelines for euthanasia and organ donation
Published in Canadian Medical Association Journal Interest in organ donation with euthanasia is growing in Canada. Although it is still not legal or approved by...
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction
A new article in a leading transplantation journal defends ODE. The idea of organ donation euthanasia (ODE) is slowly garnering support in academic bioethics. In...
Amend law to allow organ donor euthanasia, say Canadian doctors
It has significant advantages for transplant patients Canadian legislation and medical protocols need to be tweaked to allow euthanasia with organ donation, according to an...
Euthanasia in Belgium: updates on a social experiment
Belgium seems to be treating the victims of child abuse by domestic violence, neglect and sexual abuse by killing them Every two years the Belgium...
Organ donation debate continues
The death of an 8-year-old boy has sparked debate about organ procurement.A controversial organ donation case in the US has sparked debate about the ethical...
Euthanised organ donors could dramatically shorten waitlists in Belgium, say doctors
There are some limitations, so the idea needs to be refined. Several Belgian physicians argue in a recent research letter in JAMA that encouraging the...
Canadian surgeons harvesting organs from euthanised patients
Dozens of patients in Ontario have already donated organs and tissue Taking advantage of the country’s new law, Canadian transplant surgeons have harvested organs from...
Canadian bioethicists call for organ donor euthanasia
Safeguards would be needed Well, that didn’t take long. Euthanasia became legal in Canada in June and by December Quebec bioethicists had already published an...
Acts, omissions, and euthanasia for organ donation
Organ donation euthanasia is gaining traction in the world of bioethics. With the push to legalise assisted dying in several Western countries, bioethicists are starting...
The Matrix. Euthanasia and organ donation
You probably remember the scene in The Matrix in which Morpheus explains to Neo the terrible secret: “You take the blue pill—the story ends, you...