Medical Ethics Related to Blood Banking

Bioethics
  -  Moral conduct of the right and wrong in life and death issues.

Guidelines for confronting bioethical dilemmas.

                        Principle of Autonomy
                        People have the right to make decisions about their own life
            Principle of Beneficence
                        Do good
            Principle of Nonmaleficence
                        “First, Do no Harm”
            Justice
                        Treat everyone equally

Bioethical Issues
        Protecting human subjects in clinical trials
           Affordability
           Privacy
           Stem Cell Research
           Defending the United States against terrorism
           Organ and Tissue Procurement and allocation

Blood Bank related lawsuits on Bioethical Issues
          Transfusion Transmission of HIV/AIDS
          Informed Consent (Donor and Recipient)
          Untimely notification of positive test results
          Failure to offer Directed Donation services
          Failure of test performance

Other Ethical Issues about personal choice in healthcare
          Religion
               Jehovah's Witnesses generally refuse blood transfusion
          Euthanasia
          Fertility drugs and multiple births

Ethical Code of Conduct for Laboratory Professionals
     American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) code of ethics