Organ donation after assisted dying

Bonnie Venter; Frank J.M.F. Dor; Mary Ryan; Avi Sewpaul; Stephen Potts

doi:10.1136/bmj.r318

Organ donation after assisted dying

Bonnie Venter
, Frank J.M.F. Dor
, Mary Ryan
, Avi Sewpaul
, Stephen Potts^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Surgery

University of Bristol
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

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Abstract

Organ donation after physician assisted dying has the potential to increase the availability of lifesaving organs while respecting the wishes of dying patients and their families. However, legal, regulatory, clinical, and ethical challenges need to be carefully navigated.

Original language	English
Article number	r318
Number of pages	2
Journal	BMJ
Volume	388
Issue number	388
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r318
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2025

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