Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 7, 2026

Study of Experimental Organ Donation Models for Lung Transplantation
Published on: March 15, 2024
Age limitation for organ transplantation: the Israeli example
Eyal Katvan1, Israel Doron2, Tamar Ashkenazi3
1College of Law & Business , Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Abstract:
In 2013 the Israeli Ministry of Health appointed a public committee to examine the policy of placing an age limitation on candidates listed for organ transplantation. The committee rejected the use of an age limit criterion for listing candidates for transplantation and recommended to abolish it. However, opinions differed regarding the use of recipients’ age in shaping a fair organ allocation policy. The committee's recommendations were adopted and put into force as of April 2014. This article unfolds the committee deliberations on accommodating values of formal equality for optimising the use of organ transplantation.
Related Concept Videos
Kidney Transplant I: Introduction
Tissue Transplantation
The Biology of Tissue Transplantation
The biology of tissue transplantation hinges on the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules. These molecules...
Bone Marrow Sampling and Transplants
The transplant begins with high doses of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which aim to destroy...
Kidney Transplant II: Surgical Procedure

