De blinde vlek in praktijk en discussie rond orgaandonatie

Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy 49 (1):39-55 (2020)
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De blinde vlek in praktijk en discussie rond orgaandonatie In countries like Belgium and The Netherlands, there seems to be overwhelming public acceptance of transplantation and organ donation. Yet, paradoxically, part of the public refuses post-mortal donation of their own organs or of those of family members. It is customary within the transplantation context to accept the refusal of organ donation by family members “in order to accommodate their feelings”. I argue that this attitude does not take seriously what is really behind the refusal of donation by (at least some) family members. My hypothesis is that even in very secularized societies, this refusal is determined by cultural-symbolic attitudes vis-à-vis the (dead) human body (and some of its parts). The blind spot for this reality, both in the practice of and discussions around organ donation, prevents understanding of what is producing the paradox mentioned.

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reprint De Dijn, Herman (2020) "De blinde vlek in praktijk en discussie rond orgaandonatie". Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy 49(1):39-55

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