Empathy, social media, and directed altruistic living organ donation

Empathy, social media, and directed altruistic living organ donation.

In this article we explore some of the ethical dimensions of using social media to increase the number of living kidney donors. Social media provides a platform for changing non-identifiable 'statistical victims' into 'real people' with whom we can identify and feel empathy: the so-called 'identifiable victim effect', which prompts charitable action. We examine three approaches to promoting kid...

Is altruistic-directed living unrelated organ donation a legal fiction?

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Controversies in organ donation: the altruistic living donor.

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Organ Donation Awareness: Rethinking Media Campaigns