Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
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, Journal Article
Lee, PP; Kissner, P
Published in: Surgery
November 1986
The present organ procurement system is unable to meet the demand for transplantation. The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA) is the central law in this area. It has been widely criticized and yet it has been under used in at least two respects. First, its full range of powers has neither been used nor even appreciated. Second and more important, educational efforts on its behalf are misdirected and unless altered cannot be expected to significantly increase the donor pool. Because the UAGA is consistent with the legal and ethical heritage of organ donation in the United States, attempts to correct these inefficiencies before more drastic alternatives are undertaken seem warranted.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Surgery
ISSN
0039-6060
Publication Date
November 1986
Volume
100
Issue
5
Start / End Page
867 / 875
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Tissue Donors
- Surgery
- Parental Consent
- National Health Programs
- Minors
- Humans
- Government Regulation
- Ethics, Medical
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Lee, P. P., & Kissner, P. (1986). Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Surgery, 100(5), 867–875.
Lee, P. P., and P. Kissner. “Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.” Surgery 100, no. 5 (November 1986): 867–75.
Lee PP, Kissner P. Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Surgery. 1986 Nov;100(5):867–75.
Lee, P. P., and P. Kissner. “Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.” Surgery, vol. 100, no. 5, Nov. 1986, pp. 867–75.
Lee PP, Kissner P. Organ donation and the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Surgery. 1986 Nov;100(5):867–875.
Published In
Surgery
ISSN
0039-6060
Publication Date
November 1986
Volume
100
Issue
5
Start / End Page
867 / 875
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Tissue Donors
- Surgery
- Parental Consent
- National Health Programs
- Minors
- Humans
- Government Regulation
- Ethics, Medical