From ‘Consent or Anonymise’ to ‘Share and Protect’: Facilitating Access to Surplus Tissue for Research Whilst Safeguarding Donor Interests

This article suggests that in recognising the value in surplus ti ssue linked with information about the person, a ‘share and protect’ approach which considers safeguards other than anonymisation, where obtaining consent for research use would not be feasible, would better balance the public benefit of health research with the protection of individual rights a nd interests than a requirement foreither consentor anonymisation.
Source: Health Care Analysis - Category: Health Management Source Type: research