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Supporting Financial Neutrality in Donation of Organs, Cells, and Tissues

Martin, Dominique E. ; Capron, Alexander M. ; Fadhil, Riadh A.S. ; Forsythe, John L.R. ; Padilla, Benita ; Pérez-Blanco, Alicia ; Van Assche, Kristof ; Bengochea, Milka ; Cervantes, Lilia and Forsberg, Anna LU , et al. (2024) In Transplantation
Abstract

The avoidance of financial gain in the human body is an international ethical standard that underpins efforts to promote equity in donation and transplantation and to avoid the exploitation of vulnerable populations. The avoidance of financial loss due to donation of organs, tissues, and cells is also now recognized as an ethical imperative that fosters equity in donation and transplantation and supports the well-being of donors and their families. Nevertheless, there has been little progress in achieving financial neutrality in donations in most countries. We present here the findings of an international ethics working group convened in preparation for the 2023 Global Summit on Convergence in Transplantation, held in Santander, Spain,... (More)

The avoidance of financial gain in the human body is an international ethical standard that underpins efforts to promote equity in donation and transplantation and to avoid the exploitation of vulnerable populations. The avoidance of financial loss due to donation of organs, tissues, and cells is also now recognized as an ethical imperative that fosters equity in donation and transplantation and supports the well-being of donors and their families. Nevertheless, there has been little progress in achieving financial neutrality in donations in most countries. We present here the findings of an international ethics working group convened in preparation for the 2023 Global Summit on Convergence in Transplantation, held in Santander, Spain, which was tasked with formulating recommendations for action to promote financial neutrality in donation. In particular, we discuss the potential difficulty of distinguishing interventions that address donation-related costs from those that may act as a financial incentive for donation, which may inhibit efforts to cover costs. We also outline some practical strategies to assist governments in designing, implementing, and evaluating policies and programs to support progress toward financial neutrality in donation.

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0041-1337
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10.1097/TP.0000000000005197
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  author       = {{Martin, Dominique E. and Capron, Alexander M. and Fadhil, Riadh A.S. and Forsythe, John L.R. and Padilla, Benita and Pérez-Blanco, Alicia and Van Assche, Kristof and Bengochea, Milka and Cervantes, Lilia and Forsberg, Anna and Gracious, Noble and Herson, Marisa R. and Kazancioǧlu, Rümeyza and Müller, Thomas and Noël, Luc and Trias, Esteve and López-Fraga, Marta}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
  series       = {{Transplantation}},
  title        = {{Supporting Financial Neutrality in Donation of Organs, Cells, and Tissues}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005197}},
  doi          = {{10.1097/TP.0000000000005197}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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