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Go to http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3840.html Read the CEJA Reports: 7-A-05 Presumed Consent for Organ Donation and 10-A-05 Organ Procurement Following Cardiac Death, Amendment. Synthesize the reports. What are the main ethical and legal principles being promoted?

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This solution examines ethical and legal ramifications of organ donation. References are also presented.

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Go to http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3840.html Read the CEJA Reports: 7-A-05 Presumed Consent for Organ Donation and 10-A-05 Organ Procurement Following Cardiac Death, Amendment. Synopsize the reports. What are the main ethical and legal principles being promoted?

Under this mandate, because of the inadequate supply of organs for transplantation, physicians should support policies to increase the number of donors. Many people have made declarations on their living wills or driver's licenses about their intention to be an organ donor. This can be refuted by family members. The ethical challenge for this is that there are several ways that the American ...

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