Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment and Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: Consequences of Legislative Separation
Current legislation guiding withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) leaves regulatory gaps that are not optimal for honoring the wishes of patient-donors. We describe these gaps, their consequences, and the need for revision to prevent harm to all parties.
Authors
- Catherine O'callaghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-459X)
- Brendan Parent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-5684)
Institutions
- Twitter (United States) (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2025.10143
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88