Abstract Implementation of access to donate post mortem tissue among pediatric brain tumor patients remains a challenge[DSM1] . Previous attempts develop post-mortem network have been jeopardized by barriers such as lack education, logistical coordination donation, and difficulties effectively communicating the benefit donations families. [CC2] Utilizing feedback from patients’ families, clinic...

Current models for allocation of kidneys from living non-directed donors Living non-directed (LND) donors, also known as altruistic, good Samaritan, anonymous, or benevolent community donors, are a new and rapidly growing source of solid organs for transplantation. The willingness of individuals to donate organs without a designated recipient has been unexpected, but has probably developed as a...

BACKGROUND Two decades after the introduction of Swedish legislation that allows children born as a result of gamete donation access to identifying information about the donor, a nationwide multicentre study on the psychosocial consequences of this legislation for recipients and donors of gametes was initiated in 2005. The aim of the present study was to investigate recipient couples' attitudes...

BACKGROUND In the final decision for the disposition of unused IVF embryos patients must choose between options involving either donation or destruction, and this decision must be made in a context where there is tension about the status of embryos (i.e. whether viewed as potential children or as a base for further development) and whether embryo donation is adoption or tissue donation. This st...

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA or the Act) was passed in the US in 1968 and has since been revised in 1987 and in 2006. The Act sets a regulatory framework for the donation of organs, tissues, and other human body parts in the US. The UAGA helps regulate body donations to science, medicine, and education. The Act has been consulted in discussions about abortion [4], fetal tissue transpla...

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA or the Act) was passed in the US in 1968 and has since been revised in 1987 and in 2006. The Act sets a regulatory framework for the donation of organs, tissues, and other human body parts in the US. The UAGA helps regulate body donations to science, medicine, and education. The Act has been consulted in discussions about abortion [4], fetal tissue transpla...

People requiring organ transplants are usually very ill or dying because their own organ is failing. They range from young babies and children through to older people. Some need transplants because they are born with a physical problem or a disease that causes organ failure. Others may have contracted a disease or acquired an injury. Organ transplants can save lives. People needing tissue trans...