Altruistic living kidney donation challenges psychosocial research and policy: a response to previous articles.

摘要: Background. Policies with respect to altruistic living kidney donation strangers (both nondirected and directed donation) should, in addition medical criteria, preferably be based on valid attitude research data. However, deciding what data are relevant is a normative issue. The challenge for both policy making bring together empirical issues. Methods. By comparing two recent surveys, the authors shed light complex methodologic ethical questions surrounding donation. Results. found that main issues were distinction between willingness donate acceptability of offer, difference public attitudes observed surveys ("facts") well-considered moral judgments ("norms"), biases caused by misperception central concepts (e.g., discrimination injustice). argue transplantation centers have good case applying or initiating programs. Centers should seek influence if these shown biased prejudice misunderstanding. Conclusions. advocate an interaction making. Social can best policies in-depth interviews into complicated background beliefs underlying personal preferences. In addition, encouraged judge immanent morally responsible way. end, fair balance established impartial requirements social justice partial motivations individuals involved Although discriminatory acts rejected categorically, willing consider, support, accept loyalties. Copyright