Human bodies - Fact finding meeting
Members of the Working Party met with regulators in June 2010 to discuss various aspects of the regulatory framework where human biological material is used in medicine and research. Representatives...
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View ArticleDonation - External consultation
Public consultation The consultation 'Give and take? Human bodies in medicine and research' closed on 13 July 2010. The Council would like to thank everyone who contributed to the consultation. View...
View ArticleDonation - Introduction
Download a PDF of Introduction (228KB) The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a report, Human bodies: donation for medicine and research, which considers the ethical and social issues that...
View ArticleDonation - What bodily material can be donated?
Download a PDF of Chapter 1 - Overview (446KB) Many different forms of human bodily material may be donated for the treatment of others, or for research that aims to improve medical treatment in...
View ArticleDonation - How donation is regulated
Download a PDF of Chapter 2 - Regulatory landscape (511KB) The laws governing the donation of bodily material in the UK emphasise the importance of consent from the donor and set limits on commercial...
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Donation - Supply and demand
Download a PDF of Chapter 3 - Supply and demand (637KB) The increasing possibilities for using bodily material in treatment and research, and the health effects of changing lifestyles, have led to high...
View ArticleDonation - Our ethical framework
Download a PDF of Chapter 4 - Debates over ethics (336KB)Download a PDF of Chapter 5 - An ethical framework (452KB) A key aim for policy makers in this complex and sensitive area must be to find areas...
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Donation - Recommendations affecting individuals
Download a PDF of Chapter 6 - Recommendations affecting individuals (492KB) We suggest an ‘Intervention Ladder’ as a useful tool for analysing the ethical acceptability of different forms of...
View ArticleHuman bodies donation video
Related contentRelated content: Authors of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report Human bodies: donation for medicine and research discuss their findings. Find out more
View ArticleHuman bodies donation report: one year on
Just over a year after the publication of the Council’s report Human bodies: donation for medicine and research, a record of relevant developments that have occurred since is now available. These...
View ArticleEducation - Teaching resource: organ and tissue donation
The Council has published a set of teaching resources based on its 2011 reportHuman bodies: donation for medicine and research.The resources can be used together or separately, in any order. They have...
View ArticleCouncil gives evidence on Wales organ donation Bill
On 30 January, Council member Dr Tim Lewens gave evidence to the National Assembly for Wales Health and Social Care Committee on the Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill.read more
View ArticleNew teaching resources: organ and tissue donation
The Council has published a new set of teaching resources based on its report Human bodies: donation for medicine and research (2011) which considers the ethical acceptability of various ways of...
View ArticleDonation
Donated bodily material for medicine and research, such as organs, eggs and sperm, are in high demand, and current levels of donation fall short of need. This report sets out guidance to help people...
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Welsh Government approves opt-out system for organ donation
The National Assembly for Wales has voted to approve a soft opt-out system for consent to deceased organ and tissue donation for Wales starting from 2015. The stated aim of the Bill is to increase the...
View ArticleScottish strategy on organ donation includes suggestion of funeral costs of...
The Council’s suggestion of paying the funeral costs of organ donors has been included in the Scottish Government’s strategy for organ donation. read more
View ArticleDonation - Media coverage
Highlights of media coverage about the reportDateMediaDetails 20.10.11 The IndependentFeatured contentFeature item image: Feature item strap line: Feature text: Feature item link: read more
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