Transplant tourism and organ trafficking Ethical implications for the nursing profession

摘要: Organ availability for transplantation has become an increasingly complex and difficult question in health economics ethical practice. Advances technology have seen prolonged life expectancy, the global push organs creates ever-expanding gap between supply demand, a significant cost bridging that gap. This article will examine implications nursing profession regard to procurement of from impoverished seller's market, also known as 'Transplant Tourism'. dilemma concerns itself with resource allocation, informed consent concepts egalitarianism libertarianism. Transplant Tourism is unacceptable trespass against human dignity rights both collective viewpoint. Currently, Australian Nursing Midwifery Council, Royal college Australia, The College (UK) American Nurses Association do not position statements on transplant tourism, this diminishes us force change. It our role advocates most marginalised world access care choice excludes very contemporary real debate about mismatch organ demand own communities. As profession, we must voice policy rights, according Code Ethics Australia around world, act promote protect fundamental right healthcare dignity.