title: The metaphysical basis of a liberal organ procurement policy.
abstract: There remains a need to properly analyze the metaphysical assumptions underlying two organ procurement policies: presumed consent and organ sales. Our contention is that if one correctly understands the metaphysics of both the human body and material property, then it will turn out that while organ sales are illiberal, presumed consent is not. What we mean by illiberal includes violating rights of bodily integrity, property, or autonomy, as well as arguing for or against a policy in a manner that runs afoul of Rawlsian public reason.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, 135 Park Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA. Dh25@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hershenov
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Delaney
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D003132:Commerce / Q000941:ethics; D032921:Consensus; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D008678:Metaphysics; D028681:Moral Obligations; D010067:Ownership; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028723:Personhood; D011057:Politics; D019724:Presumed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D011639:Public Opinion; D012945:Social Values; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000941:ethics*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics*