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Children as renal donors.

N Fost

    The New England Journal of Medicine
    |February 17, 1977
    PubMed
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    Excluding children as kidney donors is questioned because adult consent is often uninformed. This challenges the policy, suggesting children could be donors under specific beneficial intrusion rules.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Ethics
    • Pediatric Nephrology
    • Transplantation Surgery

    Background:

    • Current policy excludes preadolescent children as kidney donors, except for identical twins.
    • This exclusion is justified by the need for informed consent and the view of donation as purely altruistic.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To challenge the exclusion of preadolescent children as renal donors.
    • To re-evaluate the ethical basis for informed consent in organ donation, particularly concerning minors.

    Main Methods:

    • Ethical analysis of current policies regarding pediatric organ donation.
    • Comparison of informed consent standards for adult versus pediatric donors.
    • Examination of the ethical framework for "beneficial intrusions" on non-consenting subjects.

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    Main Results:

    • Adult kidney donors often provide consent that is not fully informed.
    • The exclusion of children based on consent is inconsistent given the limitations of adult consent.
    • Adult donation can offer benefits to the donor, not solely altruism.

    Conclusions:

    • The policy excluding preadolescent children as kidney donors requires re-evaluation.
    • Ethical guidelines for pediatric organ donation should consider the potential benefits to the donor and the nuances of informed consent.
    • Children may be considered for renal donation under ethical frameworks for beneficial procedures on non-consenting individuals.