Derechos y también deberes. El caso de la donación de sangre
ISSN: 2444-8478
Year of publication: 2017
Issue Title: Ciencia biomédica y derechos fundamentales: nuevos retos compartidos (II)
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Pages: 217-226
Type: Article
More publications in: IUS ET SCIENTIA: Revista electrónica de Derecho y Ciencia
Sustainable development goals
Abstract
Blood donation is banned by the Spanish regulation. However, the State permits the importation of blood products, even if they come from paid donors, in order to meet our nation’s requirements. In the present paper we will defend that the enactment of a civic duty to donate blood would be, paradoxically, more consistent with the national legislation regarding the aforementioned subject that the current situation. With such an aim, we will take as a basis the theory according to which, in order for an individual to benefit from a right, another one must fulfill a duty; in our case, the duty to donate blood would allow for warranting the right to receive a blood-based treatment without colliding with the letter of the law and its underlying principles.
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