Ethical Issues in Organ Donation
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…pressure may coerce surrogate decision makers into
choices not in agreement with the patient's wishes or interests. For example a financially desperate family, who is initially opposed to the idea of organ donation, may be coerced by a financial incentive because they are unable to pay for the funeral or hospital costs. (Sanders, Devney, Young & Raffin, 1992).
Since a financial incentive system for organ donation demonstrates the potential for coercion and exploitation, it is therefore unethical.
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