{
  "abstract": "Transplantation sits at the boundary of modern medicine, ethics, and social collaboration. The ability to recover one individual’s vital organs to save or markedly improve the life of another creates tension between the utilitarian goal of optimising organ failure treatment and individual patients’ deontological rights. This conflict is largely unique to organ transplantation and distinct from nearly all other medical practices, warranting discrete rules and individual consideration. The dead donor rule (DDR) functions to protect vulnerable individuals and populations from transplant-motivated exploitation, avoid conflicts of interest, and promote trust in the vital enterprise of transplantation. While we believe the DDR deserves thoughtful reconsideration, any criticism or proposed amendment of the rule must acknowledge the uniqueness of organ donation and the rule’s fundamental aims.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA",
        "Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Jordan Liebman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Tamar Schiff"
    }
  ],
  "title": "The dead donor rule is far from perfect, but context is key",
  "uid": "bd4e6906-4fae-5bca-abe9-661f5bfb1929"
}