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ArticleMonash bioethics review

Koplin, Titmuss and the social tail that wags the dog: Commentary on Koplin, "From blood donation to kidney sales".

Jeremy Shearmur

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Article in Monash bioethics review. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Ethics of Buying DNA.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2022
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Jeremy ShearmurSchool of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. jeremy.shearmur@anu.edu.au.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper is a commentary on Koplin's "From Blood Donation to Kidney Sales". While appreciative of his paper, it argues that an argument from social solidarity to a Titmussian donor system is problematic. It reviews weaknesses in Titmuss, discusses problems about Titmussian blood donation as a vehicle for solidarity, and explores problems about extending a Titmussian approach to organs.

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Ethics, MedicalGift GivingBlood DonorsCommerceHumansKidney TransplantationTissue and Organ ProcurementArchardBlood donorsKidneysKoplinTitmuss

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