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Conjoined Twins: Philosophical Problems and Ethical Challenges.

Julian Savulescu¹, Ingmar Persson²

¹University of Oxford, Oxford, UK University of Oxford, Oxford, UK julian.savulescu@philosophy.ox.ac.uk.

The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

|December 17, 2015

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Conjoined twins with shared organs present complex ethical dilemmas regarding personal identity, consciousness, organ donation ethics, and life-saving treatment decisions.

Keywords:

conjoined twins doctrine of the double effect organ transplantation personal identity value of life

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Medical Ethics
Philosophy of Mind
Medical Law

Background:

Conjoined twins with shared organs pose unique philosophical and ethical challenges.
Surgical separation of conjoined twins necessitates careful consideration of complex moral issues.
The existence of two distinct consciousnesses within a shared biological structure raises profound questions.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the philosophical and ethical issues surrounding conjoined twins and surgical separation.
To address challenges related to personal identity, consciousness, and biological life.
To examine moral permissibility of sacrificing one twin for another, organ ownership, and decision-making for life-risking treatments.

Main Methods:

Philosophical analysis of ethical theories.
Ethical case study examination of conjoined twin scenarios.
Review of existing literature on bioethics, personal identity, and medical decision-making.

Main Results:

Puzzles concerning personal identity (psychological vs. biological) are highlighted.
The primacy of biological life versus consciousness in ethical considerations is debated.
Questions regarding the moral justification of sacrificing one twin and organ donation ethics are analyzed.

Conclusions:

Conjoined twins necessitate a re-evaluation of fundamental ethical principles.
Decisions regarding life-risking treatments require careful ethical frameworks for incapacitated individuals.
The study provides insights into resolving complex ethical dilemmas in extreme medical cases.