Age limitation for organ transplantation: the Israeli example.
In 2013 the Israeli Ministry of Health appointed a public committee to examine the policy of placing an age limitation on candidates listed for organ transplantation. The committee rejected the use of an age limit criterion for listing candidates for transplantation and recommended to abolish it. However, opinions differed regarding the use of recipients’ age in shaping a fair organ allocation policy. The committee's recommendations were adopted and put into force as of April 2014. This article unfolds the committee deliberations on accommodating values of formal equality for optimising the use of organ transplantation.
College of Law & Business , Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Eyal
E
Katvan
University of Haifa - Gerontology, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel.
Israel
I
Doron
Israel Ministry Of Health, Israel National Transplant Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Tamar
T
Ashkenazi
Tel Aviv University, The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Hagai
H
Boas
Galilee Medical Center, Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Medicine, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Michal
M
Carmiel-Haggai
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Nephrology and Hypertension Services, Jerusalem, Israel.
Michal Dranitzki
MD
Elhalel
College of Law & Business , Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Boaz
B
Shnoor
Sheba Medical Center, Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplantation Unit, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine , Tel Aviv, Israel.
Jacob
J
Lavee
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011050:Policy Making; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D066027:Transplant Recipients / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055815:Young Adult