Other aspectReligious Aspects of Organ Transplantation
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David Steinberg from Lahey Clinic and Robert M. Veatch from the Kennedy Institute of Ethics of Georgetown University suggest an “opting in” paradigm for kidney transplantation with bonus allocation points for those willing to donate organs. David J. Undis from LifeSharers proposes a “club” approach. According to Elisa J. Gordon from Loyola University of Chicago, Steinberg's “proposal harkens back to the unethical practice's of Seattle's 'God Committee' of the 1960s.” She also says that some
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