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. Which case confirms the general legal principle that there are no property rights in the body?

Dobson v North Tyneside HA [1997] correct incorrect

R v Kelly correct incorrect

Yearworth v North Bristol NHS Trust correct incorrect

None of the options are correct correct incorrect

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. For purposes of the law death is:

Cessation of all brain activity correct incorrect

Cessation of brainstem activity correct incorrect

Cessation of cardiac activity correct incorrect

Cardio-pulmonary arrest correct incorrect

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. Consent for retrieval of organs or tissue from the deceased is not valid if obtained from:

From the deceased before death correct incorrect

From a nominated representative of the deceased correct incorrect

From a person in a qualifying relationship correct incorrect

From the doctor attending the deceased at the time of death correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about living organ donation is incorrect?

It can be directed to a specific recipient correct incorrect

It may be commercialised in necessary circumstances correct incorrect

It can be for non-directed altruistic donor chains correct incorrect

It can be altruistic non-directed donation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is correct about a Gillick competent child (under the age of 16 years) who wants to donate a kidney:

Consent is required only from the child correct incorrect

Parental consent is regarded as "appropriate consent" correct incorrect

Approval is also required by the court and a panel of the HTA correct incorrect

Consent from the child and the parent is sufficient correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not true about organ donation in English jurisdiction:

The current system for deceased donation is "opt in" correct incorrect

An "opt out" system will be used in some situations correct incorrect

The UK has a high donation rate compared to other European countries correct incorrect

The Taskforce report has made several recommendations to enhance retrieval and procurement of organs for donation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following apply to a presumed consent system for posthumous organ donation:

Persons must register their objections to posthumous donation. correct incorrect

Relatives may have the right to veto organ removal in the absence of registered objections. correct incorrect

Organ donation can proceed irrespective of relatives' views if there are no registered objections correct incorrect

All of the options are correct correct incorrect

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. Under the Human Tissue Act 2004 which of the following is not an offence:

Receiving a cash payment for offering to supply a kidney for transplantation correct incorrect

Receiving a cash payment for offering to find a person to supply a kidney for transplantation correct incorrect

Receiving a cash payment for loss of earnings incurred in the process of donating a kidney correct incorrect

All of the options are correct correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an argument that is often used to support the sale of organs:

It is virtuous to sell body parts correct incorrect

The sale of organs exploits the poor and vulnerable correct incorrect

The sale of organs can be altruistic and virtuous depending upon the reasons for doing so correct incorrect

The sale of organs is demeaning to humanity correct incorrect

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. All of the following statements about xenotransplantation are true except for:

Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of tissues and organs from one species into another correct incorrect

It is controlled by the Human Tissue Act 2004 correct incorrect

Most research has been conducted in pigs correct incorrect

Cross species infection is thought to be a major problem correct incorrect