Ethical Issues (Transplantation)

Transplant Hearings - A Marathon With No Finish Line

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 19th, 1997

Should the sickest patient receive top priority, and should organs be distributed locally when people are dying in outlying areas who are in far greater need'

Are patients and their families being forced to go to other states, where there is a better chance of receiving a liver transplant, thereby dramatically increasing their financial burden'

Are people reluctant to donate organs when they have major concerns about some patients receiving preferential treatment, whose potential for a positive outcome is questionable'

Over the past 20 years, these same questions have been asked repeatedly. Recently, over 100 people requested...

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