Organ donation after euthanasia starting with anesthesia at home is legal in The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada and Spain

Abstract We would like to respond to the article “Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy Tajaâte et al., [2021] 22:120” on organ donation after euthanasia from home [ODEH]. Although we welcome the performance of ODEH, we would like to make some critical comments regarding the article, both in relation to factual inaccuracies and in terms of the vision expressed on this subject. In this letter we stress the protection of autonomy of vulnerable euthanasia patients, we contradict the assumption of illegality, we question if the anesthesia method... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Johannes Mulder
Hans Sonneveld
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: BMC Medical Ethics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-2 (2023)
Verlag/Hrsg.: BMC
Schlagwörter: Euthanasia / Organ donation / Organ donation after euthanasia / Organ donation after euthanasia from home / Awareness / Anesthesia / Medical philosophy. Medical ethics / R723-726
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28758047
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00906-z

Abstract We would like to respond to the article “Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy Tajaâte et al., [2021] 22:120” on organ donation after euthanasia from home [ODEH]. Although we welcome the performance of ODEH, we would like to make some critical comments regarding the article, both in relation to factual inaccuracies and in terms of the vision expressed on this subject. In this letter we stress the protection of autonomy of vulnerable euthanasia patients, we contradict the assumption of illegality, we question if the anesthesia method utilized is optimal and correct a mistake in regard to an article to which is referred of ourselves.