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ORGAN DONOR OR GRATUITOUS MORAL FAILURE? PICK ONE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2018

Luke Semrau
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Abstract

Many are unwilling to donate their vital organs in death. To affirm this choice is to prefer the integrity of one's corpse over possibly saving and improving the lives of others. This position enjoys no sound defence. Refusing to donate amounts to a gratuitous moral failure.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 17 , Issue 50 , Autumn 2018 , pp. 85 - 89
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2018 

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