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Evolving Legal Responses To Dependence On Families In New Zealand And Singapore Healthcare, Tracey E. Chan, Nicola Peart, Jacqueline Chin
Evolving Legal Responses To Dependence On Families In New Zealand And Singapore Healthcare, Tracey E. Chan, Nicola Peart, Jacqueline Chin
Tracey E Chan
Healthcare decision-making has traditionally focused on individual autonomy, but there is now a change occurring in which the involvement of families is gaining prominence. This appears to stem from an increasing emphasis on relational aspects of autonomy which recognises the individual’s connectedness to their family, and also state reliance upon families to share the burdens and costs of caring for elderly and disabled dependents. Such a reorientation calls for similar legal emphasis on patient autonomy as understood in relational terms, and one that offers more adequate conceptions of independence, confidentiality, and decision-making authority in the light of this change. This …
The Regulatory Challenges Of International Transplant Medicine: Developments In Singapore, Tracey E. Chan
The Regulatory Challenges Of International Transplant Medicine: Developments In Singapore, Tracey E. Chan
Tracey E Chan
Transplant tourism is spurred by the global shortage of organs and the potential for regulatory arbitrage in purchasing an organ in jurisdictions that do not prohibit sale or lack effective regulatory mechanisms to enforce prohibition. Various nations once identified as transplant tourism hotspots have since enacted legislation prohibiting organ sales and emplaced regulatory oversight. However, concerns persist that the legitimisation of altruistic unrelated living donor transplants conceals underlying commercialism and unethical practices. These concerns are heightened when transplant candidates travel across borders in search of international transplant medicine. This article examines the regulatory challenges associated with differentiating international transplant medicine …