Abstract

We would like to respond to the article “Organ donation after euthanasia starting at home in a patient with multiple system atrophy Tajaâte et al., [2021] 22:120” on organ donation after euthanasia from home [ODEH]. Although we welcome the performance of ODEH, we would like to make some critical comments regarding the article, both in relation to factual inaccuracies and in terms of the vision expressed on this subject. In this letter we stress the protection of autonomy of vulnerable euthanasia patients, we contradict the assumption of illegality, we question if the anesthesia method utilized is optimal and correct a mistake in regard to an article to which is referred of ourselves.

Details

Title
Organ donation after euthanasia starting with anesthesia at home is legal in The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada and Spain
Author
Mulder, Johannes; Sonneveld, Hans
Pages
1-2
Section
Correspondence
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14726939
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2827030462
Copyright
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