What does "presumed consent" might presume? Preservation measures and uncontrolled donation after circulatory determination of death.
One of the most controversial aspects in uncontrolled (out-of-hospital) donation of organs after circulatory death (uDCD) is the initiation of preservation measures before death. I argue that in so-called opting-out systems only under very stringent conditions we might presume consent to the instauration of those measures. Given its current legal framework, I claim that this is not the case of Spain, a well-known country in which consent is presumed-albeit only formally-and where uDCD is currently practiced.
Department of Legal Philosophy, Law School, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain, pablo.delora@uam.es.
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D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D019724:Presumed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013030:Spain; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods