Organ Transplant Policy: Australia

Abstract: 6 pages in length. Australia, held in one of the highest regards with regard to organ transplant success rates, has found itself up against the same ethical wall as other global communities grappling with the issue of policy. There is no question as to Australia's desire to move forward as the medical community continues to improve quality and length of life, inasmuch as "the first successful living renal donor transplant" (Williams et al, 2007, p. 66) happened fifty years ago; however, the progression of policy over the years has illustrated a need to take a stronger legal stand on what is ethically allowable in this still-untapped and untested technological advancement. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

---

Catagory: Disease, Treatment, & Epidemiology

Subcatagory: Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

---