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      Culture, brain death, and transplantation.

      Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
      Attitude to Death, ethnology, Attitude to Health, Brain Death, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Cultural Diversity, Decision Making, Family, Humans, Japan, Negotiating, Organ Transplantation, ethics, Time Factors, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Western World

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          From the social sciences, we know the space between life and death is historically and culturally constructed, fluid and open to dispute. The definition of death has cultural, legal, and political dimensions. As healthcare becomes more culturally diverse, the interface between culture and the delivery of healthcare will increase. In our increasingly pluralistic, interdependent society, there is a growing demand to integrate healthcare, including transplantation, into a broader context that respects both individual and cultural diversity. It is important that we first consider and explore what elements of Western healthcare practices including definitions and advances, such as brain death and organ donation, are culturally influenced. This article highlights some of the cultural influences on brain death by focusing on Western and Japanese perspectives on the permissibility of organ procurement from brain-dead persons. It also offers 4 recommendations for healthcare workers working cross-culturally.

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