Posthumous HIV Disclosure and Relational Rupture.
| Autor: | Guidry-Grimes LK; Medical Humanities and Bioethics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. LGuidryGrimes@uams.edu., Hester DM; Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, and Department of Medical Humanities and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of clinical ethics [J Clin Ethics] 2018 Fall; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 196-200. |
| Abstrakt: | In response to Anne L. Dalle Ave and David M. Shaw, we agree with their general argument but emphasize a moral risk of HIV disclosure in deceased donation cases: the risk of relational rupture. Because of the importance that close relationships have to our sense of self and our life plans, this kind of rupture can have long-ranging implications for surviving loved ones. Moreover, the now-deceased individual cannot participate in any relational mending. Our analysis reveals the hefty moral costs that disclosure can bring, which should influence what information is given to would-be donors and how organ procurement coordinators approach these conversations. (Copyright 2018 The Journal of Clinical Ethics. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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