Case and Commentary
Mar 2012
Keren Ladin, MSc and Douglas W. Hanto, MD, PhD
Informing patients about organ donation fulfills the physician's ethical duties of beneficence, respect for autonomy, and justice. Moreover, the social contract between doctors and the public compels physicians to act in a way that promotes all persons' chances for a healthy life.
Virtual Mentor. 2012; 14(3):194-200. doi:
10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.3.ecas3-1203.