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| Title |
Three proposals to increase Australia’s organ supply
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Monash Bioethics Review, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s40592-015-0030-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
William Isdale, Julian Savulescu |
| Abstract |
In 2008 the Australian Government introduced a national reform agenda to increase organ and tissue donation. Australia continues to perform poorly by international standards on measures of organ procurement, however. This paper outlines three proposals to improve donation rates and considers the empirical evidence available for each. A number of ethical objections frequently given to resist such proposals are also addressed. Firstly, it is recommended that Australia implement an 'opt-out' system of organ donation. Secondly, the existing veto rules should be changed to better protect the wishes of those who wish to donate. Finally, a numer of incentives should be offered to increase donation rates; these could include incentives of financial value, but also non-financial incentives such as prioritisation for the receipt of organs for previous donors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 30 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 39% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 19% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 35% |
| Philosophy | 5 | 16% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 6% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 16% |
| Unknown | 4 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 68. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 April 2021.
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