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  1. The unpaid donation of blood and altruism: a comment on Keown.H. V. McLachlan - 1998 - Journal of Medical Ethics 24 (4):252-256.
    In line with article 3.4 of EC directive 89/381, Keown has presented an ethical case in support of the policy of voluntary, unpaid donation of blood. Although no doubt is cast on the desirability of the policy, that part of Keown's argument which pertains to the suggested laudability of altruism and of its encouragment by social policy is examined and shown to be dubious.
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  • The gift of blood in Europe: an ethical defence of EC directive 89/381.J. Keown - 1997 - Journal of Medical Ethics 23 (2):96-100.
    Article 3.4 of EC directive 89/381 requires member states to take "all necessary measures to promote Community self-sufficiency in human blood or human plasma" and, for this purpose, to "encourage the voluntary unpaid donation of blood and plasma". This paper presents an ethical case in support of the policy of voluntary, unpaid donation.
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