Jove
Visualize
Contact Us

Related Experiment Videos

Damon or Pandora?

V F Maher1

  • 1Iona College, NY, USA.

Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy
|November 18, 2000
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

This case explores the ethical dilemma of a father donating his kidney to his daughter, who previously rejected a transplant due to non-adherence to medication. It examines patient autonomy versus parental beneficence and state responsibility in medical care.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

We'll take it! Should we?

JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation·2002
Same author

But is it really ART? Economic, legal, and ethical implications of infertility technology.

JONA'S healthcare law, ethics and regulation·2000
Same author

Countersigning notes by others.

Nursing·1997
Same author

Legal and policy issues in long-term care.

Health care management (Philadelphia, Pa.)·1997
Same author

Any-willing provider laws: point and counter point.

Medicine and law·1996
Same author

Anorexia: enigma and dilemma. Reflections on contemporary clinical interventions.

The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association·1993
Same journal

The moral significance of moral distress.

Medicine, health care, and philosophy·2026
Same journal

A defense of empathy: Edith Stein, nursing, and prisoner/patients.

Medicine, health care, and philosophy·2026
Same journal

Should we be testing pregnant patients' urine for drugs? An applied ethics approach.

Medicine, health care, and philosophy·2026
Same journal

Taking the Right to Die Seriously.

Medicine, health care, and philosophy·2026
Same journal

Improving bioethics by clarifying and elaborating its methodology: a response to Gomez-Virseda and colleagues.

Medicine, health care, and philosophy·2026
Same journal

Bioethics as bios ethikos.

Medicine, health care, and philosophy·2026
See all related articles
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Transplantation Surgery
  • Bioethics

Background:

  • A minor requires a third kidney transplant after previous transplant failure.
  • The patient's father previously donated a kidney and offers his remaining kidney.
  • The patient's non-adherence to antirejection medication led to current kidney failure.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the complex medical and ethical issues surrounding a repeat kidney transplant donation.
  • To examine the conflict between patient autonomy, parental beneficence, and state obligations.
  • To address the ethical considerations of a father donating his kidney while incarcerated.

Main Methods:

  • Case study analysis
  • Ethical framework application

Related Experiment Videos

  • Review of patient history and medical records

    • Main Results:

    • The father's altruistic donation raises questions about informed consent and potential harm.
    • The state's financial responsibility for the patient's care adds another layer of ethical complexity.
    • Balancing the daughter's need for a transplant with the father's well-being and the father's incarceration status is challenging.

    Conclusions:

    • The case highlights the intricate interplay of patient autonomy, parental duty, and societal responsibility in end-of-life and transplant decisions.
    • Ethical guidelines must be carefully considered when navigating such complex familial and medical situations.
    • This scenario underscores the need for comprehensive ethical review in pediatric transplantation and parental donation.