The role of women in the donation consent decision: building on previous research.

Background: Recently published findings emphasize the dominant role of women in the donation discussion. With some noteworthy exceptions, the empirical literature on gender and donation, and the role of gender in healthcare decisions as well as donation, is limited.

Objectives: To provide preliminary information needed to begin theoretical or framework development and to initiate more rigorous research on the role of gender in donation discussions.

Family responses to donor designation in donation cases: a longitudinal study.

Context: A 2001 state law reinforced donors' rights by mandating that donor consent be strictly honored. One concern was the potentially negative impact of donor designation notification on donor families.

Objectives: To examine donor families' responses to donor designation.