Unit G- Organ Transplants

Study Guide

  1. A 17 year old is killed in a car accident. His insurance card indicates his desire to be an organ donor but his parents refuse to give permission. What would happen?
  1. In countries with presumed consent for organ donations, what happens if a person dies without an organ donor card?
  1. Some people would propose a lottery system in determining who receives an organ transplant. An ethical objection to this method of selection is:
  1. The legal ban on the sale of human organs is driven by ethical concerns. One major concern is that if organs could be sold:
  1. A white teenager needs a kidney transplant. Why would the best donor most likely be white?
  1. When can an individual sell one of his or her kidneys to another person?
  1. What does an organ procurement organization do?
  1. What criteria would usually be used first in determining who receives an organ?
  1. The case Jessica Santillian raised discussion on the ethical issues associated with providing medical care and organ transplants for:
  1. Mrs. John donates a kidney to her sister, Mrs. Smith. Who pays for the surgery?
  1. What is the moral objection to selling organs for profit?
  1. What body tissue is routinely transplanted?
  1. Who would be the most likely organ donor?
  1. What organ can be transplanted?