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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Medical Law
  • Philosophy of Punishment

Background:

  • The ethical debate on organ donation by death row inmates resurfaced in 2011.
  • Despite discussions, U.S. prison authorities continue to prohibit organ procurement from these inmates.
  • Previous arguments focused on deterrence and retribution, not inmate rights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To revisit the ethical considerations of organ donation for death row inmates.
  • To establish a positive, nonconsequentialist argument for organ donation as a right for death row inmates.
  • To demonstrate the inconsistency of denying organ donation with the logic of punishment.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of existing ethical arguments regarding organ procurement from prisoners.
  • Development of a theory of punishment.
  • Philosophical examination of the right to organ donation within the framework of punishment.

Main Results:

  • Previous ethical rebuttals to organ procurement from death row inmates were narrowly focused.
  • A nonconsequentialist case for organ donation as a right for death row inmates can be established.
  • Denying organ donation to death row inmates is logically inconsistent with the principles of punishment.

Conclusions:

  • The right to organ donation should be extended to death row inmates.
  • Ethical frameworks must evolve to recognize this right.
  • Revisiting the logic of punishment supports the ethical imperative for allowing organ donation.