Organ donation policy changes often seek to increase organ donation rates in an attempt to close the gap between the number of organs available for transplantation and the demand for transplantable organs. The ex-traordinary gap between the number of organs donated from deceased donors and the number of people awaiting transplantation in China has left Chinese policy-makers looking for alternatives. In developing organ donation poli-cies and practices, China should avoid ethical problems that exist in the US system and in other Western approa-ches to organ donation. Despite their higher donation rates, these Western systems would be inappropriate for China because they do not reflect Chinese cultural values. There also are practical considerations that make it unlikely that adopting Western approaches to organ donation would translate into higher donation rates in China. Instead of looking to the West, China should look within to its rich cultural resources as it develops organ donation policies and implements new practices.%人们试图改变器官捐献政策来增加器官捐献率,以缩小可移植器官的供应数量与需求之间的差距.在中国,这方面的巨大差距使得决策者们寻找替代方案.但在发展器官捐献政策和实践时,中国应该避免美国制度和其他西方国家的器官捐献方式中存在的伦理问题.尽管捐献率较高,但这些西方制度对中国来说并不合适,因为它们没有反映中国文化的价值.此外,还有一些实际的考虑,使得中国即使采用西方的器官捐献方法,也不太可能转化为更高的捐献率.在制定器官捐献政策和实施新的实践时,中国应该立足于本国丰富的文化资源,而不是一味向西方看齐.
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