Positive HIV Test Results from Deceased Organ Donors: Should We Disclose to Next of Kin?

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_1A4ADD17EE03
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Titre
Positive HIV Test Results from Deceased Organ Donors: Should We Disclose to Next of Kin?
Périodique
The Journal of clinical ethics
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Dalle Ave A.L., Shaw D.M.
ISSN
1046-7890 (Print)
ISSN-L
1046-7890
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
29
Numéro
3
Pages
191-195
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
In the context of deceased organ donation, donors are routinely tested for HIV, to check for suitability for organ donation. This article examines whether a donor's HIV status should be disclosed to the donor's next of kin. On the one hand, confidentiality requires that sensitive information not be disclosed, and a duty to respect confidentiality may persist after death. On the other hand, breaching confidentiality may benefit third parties at risk of having been infected by the organ donor, as it may permit them to be tested for HIV and seek treatment in case of positive results. We conclude that the duty to warn third parties surpasses the duty to respect confidentiality. However, in order to minimize risks linked to the breach of confidentiality, information should be restrained to only concerned third parties, that is, those susceptible to having been infected by the donor.
Mots-clé
Confidentiality/ethics, Death, Disclosure/ethics, Duty to Warn/ethics, HIV Infections/diagnosis, Humans, Tissue Donors
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