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The Eurotold Project

D P Price1

  • 1Department Of Law, De Montfort University, Leicester, England. Dpp@Dmu.Ac.Uk

Annals of Transplantation
|December 31, 1998
PubMed
Summary

The EUROTOLD Project explored legal and ethical aspects of living donor organ transplantation in Europe. While attitudes towards living donation are liberal, significant variations in transplant volumes and waiting times necessitate further research.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Transplantation Law
  • Organ Donation Policy

Background:

  • Living donor organ transplantation presents complex legal and ethical challenges.
  • European organ donation practices exhibit significant variability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the legal and ethical implications of living donor organ transplantation across Europe.
  • To gather data on practices, laws, policies, attitudes, and decision-making processes in living donation.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-centre study utilizing interviews with clinical staff, donors, and recipients.
  • Questionnaire surveys of transplant centers, clinicians, and legal experts.
  • Analysis of official reports and transplantation literature.

Main Results:

  • Generated evidence on transplant center policies, practices, and physician attitudes toward living donation.
  • Case scenarios revealed factors influencing judgments regarding specific donor classes.
  • Interview data corroborated previous findings on donor decision-making.

Conclusions:

  • Clinicians generally hold liberal views on living donation.
  • Significant disparities exist in living donor transplant volumes and acceptable waiting times among European centers.
  • Further research is needed to understand the reasons behind these disparities.
Keywords:
Empirical ApproachEuropean CommissionHealth Care and Public Health

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