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Inside the Ethics Committee

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Religion & Ethics

Joan Bakewell and a panel of experts wrestle with the ethics of a real-life medical case.

Joan Bakewell is joined by a panel of experts to wrestle with the ethics arising from a real-life medical case.

Inside the Ethics Committee: Series 7

Inside the Ethics Committee: Series 7: Episode 2: Disclosing Information

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Episode 2: Disclosing Information

Series 7

Disclosing Information

BBC Radio 4 - Inside the Ethics Committee, Series 7, Disclosing Information

Can a transplant patient keep a secret that may affect the donor's willingness to donate?

Moha desperately needs a transplant. His nephew offers to donate a kidney. But Moha has a secret, and his doctors feel his nephew has a right to know. Should he be forced to tell?

What happens when a proposed medical treatment clashes head on with a patient's cultural values?

Moha has kidney failure. He's on dialysis to replace his lost kidney function, and on the waiting list for a transplant. But his chances of receiving a kidney from a deceased donor are slim.

The donor pool is primarily Caucasian, and given that Moha is African and has a rare blood type, it's unlikely a tissue matched kidney will come up.

His nephew back in his country of origin offers to donate one of his kidneys. But Moha has a secret that only he and his medical team know about.

As his nephew has offered to donate a kidney, the team feel that he has a right to know. Should Moha be forced to tell?

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