Informed Consent and Living Kidney Donation: More (Information) Is Not Always Be

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03813.x/abstract

Informed Consent and Living Kidney Donation: More (Information) Is Not Always Better
K. Ladin1,2, D. W. Hanto1,*
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03813.x
American Journal of Transplantation
Volume 11, Issue 12, pages 2547–2548, December 2011

Abstract
The authors argue that potential living donor kidney transplant recipients have a right to information regarding an increased risk of disease transmission from a potential kidney donor but do not have a right to be informed of the behavior that led to this increased risk, and argue further that such information might lead them to a decision that would not be in their best interests. See personal viewpoint by Gordon et al on page 2569.