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- Title
Criticism of "Brain Death" Policy in Japan.
- Authors
Alireza Bagheri
- Abstract
The 1997 Japanese organ transplantation law is the fruit of a long debate on "brain death" and organ transplantation, which involved the general public and experts in the relevant fields. The aim of this paper is to trace the history of the implementation of the law and to critique the law in terms of its consistency and fairness. The paper argues that the legislation adopts a double standard regarding the role of the family. On the one hand, the legislation overemphasizes the family's authority by granting the family a veto on the matter of organ transplantation, while, on the other hand, not allowing the family to make surrogate decisions. In addition, the role of the law in cases involving minor or incompetent patients is shown to be similarly misguided. The paper argues that accepting a decisive role for the family in current law is compatible with Japanese culture.
- Subjects
JAPAN; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; BRAIN death
- Publication
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2003, Vol 13, Issue 4, p359
- ISSN
1054-6863
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/ken.2004.0002