Research on the Tension of Self-respect Awareness and Altruism of Living Organ Donors
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2017.02.25
- VernacularTitle:论活体器官捐献者的自爱意识和利他精神之张力
- Author:
Shuliu MENG
;
Tongwei YANG
- Keywords:
Living Organ Transplantation;
Independent Choice;
Awareness of Self-respect;
Altruism
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2017;30(2):233-236
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The donors' complete autonomy and voluntariness for donation is the core of ethical acceptability of living organ transplantation.Deep in the donors' heart,the awareness of self-respect and the altruism are two contradictory tendencies both in psychology and behavior.As the existence of the tension of self-respect awareness and altruism,it becomes particularly difficult and complex for the living organ donors to make autonomous decisions.This paper analyzed the tension of self-respect awareness and altruism,discussed the emotional and ethical contradictory,and proposed some suggestions based on this,hoping to provide a good internal environment and external support for the potential donors to make reasonable free decisions and guarantee the ethics of living organ transplantation.
