Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0773141

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Consent in the void: moral, legal and community values in decisions about human biological donations. This project will improve consent procedures for embryo and organ donation. This will increase the autonomy of those consenting, the quality of consent that is given, and increase public trust in the processes of embryo and organ donation. The legal and moral status of the wishes of the newly dead or embryo donors and will be clarified thereby increasing the quality of consent processes for all involved. By including community values in addition to the legal and moral issues, this project will make well-founded recommendations for the development of laws, policies and guidelines in relation to decisions about frozen embryos and the newly dead.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2007

End Date: 12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $105,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council