PHI 1370 Study Guide - Final Guide: Alternative Medicine, Nepotism, Moral Responsibility

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1370
• Professor: Ken Ferguson

Document Summary

Assumed that people wish to donate unless they sign a form explicitly indicating otherwise. Rationale many people would not go to the trouble of denying permission to use their organs, so many more organs would become available. 1) organ donors given priority as organ recipients. 2) non-organ donors go to bottom of waiting lists for organs. 3) non-organ donors not eligible for organ transplants. Shortage of organ donors and long wait times has resulted in black market. Canadians travel to other countries for transplants. Is it fai(cid:396) fo(cid:396) the(cid:373) to (cid:396)e(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e f(cid:396)ee (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al (cid:272)a(cid:396)e o(cid:374) thei(cid:396) (cid:396)etu(cid:396)(cid:374), (cid:449)he(cid:374) they ha(cid:448)e (cid:862)ju(cid:373)ped the (cid:395)ueue(cid:863) a(cid:374)d o(cid:271)tai(cid:374)ed thei(cid:396) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)s illegally: describe three common myths about organ donation. Myth: doctors will not try to save my life if they know i am an organ donor. Fact: the medical staff trying to save lives is different from the team that would do transplants. Myth: a person might always recover from brain death.