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From induced death to useful death: increasing organ donation after euthanasia in Quebec

Author / Source : EIB Published on : 02/04/2024 Thematic : Status of the human body / Organ donation and euthanasia News Temps de lecture : 1 min.

This development raises questions about the confusion that is developing around these two practices, which have completely different, if not irreconcilable, moral values. Little by little, the altruism of organ donation ends up masking the serious attack on the life and dignity of the person being euthanised. Far from being alarmed by this utilitarian shift, Dr Matthew Weiss, medical director of organ donation at Transplant Québec and author of the study, would like to increase...