Application and challenge of ethical review of human organ donation and transplantation from ethical utilitarianism perspective
10.12464/j.issn.1674-7445.2024302
- VernacularTitle:伦理功利主义视角下人体器官捐献与移植伦理审查的应用与挑战
- Author:
Qi YAO
1
;
Renjie LÜ
1
;
Xuemei LÜ
1
;
Juan YAN
1
Author Information
1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China.
- Publication Type:TransplantationEthics
- Keywords:
Organ donation;
Organ transplantation;
Ethical review;
Utilitarianism;
Consequence-oriented;
Utility calculation;
Cost-benefit analysis;
Trade-off analysis
- From:
Organ Transplantation
2025;16(1):141-146
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Ethical utilitarianism is a consequence-oriented ethical theory that pursues the maximization of happiness and fully considers the long-term impact of behavior. In the ethical review of human organ donation and transplantation, this theory is mainly applied in three aspects, ethical review supervision, process and content. However, in practice, it faces challenges such as the difficulty and subjectivity of utility calculation, the balance between individual rights and social welfare, the long-term impact of decision-making, and international cooperation under a global perspective. Therefore, governance strategies such as improving ethical review policy rules, refining the ethical review system by drawing on international experience, and strengthening public education and publicity are proposed. Despite many challenges, ethical utilitarianism still provides an important theoretical framework for the ethical review of human organ donation and transplantation. Therefore, this article reviews the application of ethical utilitarianism in the ethical review of human organ donation and transplantation and its challenges, aiming to provide a reference for related research on the ethical review of human organ donation and transplantation.
