Data from C. Petrini et al Provide New Insights into Blood Research.

Current study results from the report, "Ethical issues with nondirected ("good samaritan") kidney donation for transplantation," have been published. According to the authors of recent research from Rome, Italy, "Good samaritan' donation has been of great interest in Italy. At the request of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the National Committee on Bioethics expressed its opinion on the matter."

"While highlighting its controversial aspects, the assessment was favorable. The National Council for Health established working criteria. Yet eminent bioethicists sharing the same values have reached discordant conclusions," wrote C. Petrini and colleagues (see also Blood …