Failure of Iinformed Consent in Compensated Non-Related Kidney Donation in the Philippines

Abstract

"This paper reports selected aspects of the findings of research undertaken on economic and social consequences of compensated non-related kidney donation in the Philippines. The study was conducted on Filipinos who donated transplant organs for material consideration in medical institutions in the Philippines. Specifically, the study sought to find out where organ donors came from, where the transplants were done, how the donors were recruited, how much information they were given about the procedure and its possible consequences, the medical care they received, the manner in which they were treated, and the outcome of the experience for them in terms of self-assessed social and economic indicators. The donors were asked to report their own perception and assessment of their situation. They were not provided an objective scale for assessment"