PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - David Shaw TI - The untimely death of the UK Donation Ethics Committee AID - 10.1136/medethics-2016-103830 DP - 2017 Jan 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 63--64 VI - 43 IP - 1 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/1/63.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/43/1/63.full SO - J Med Ethics2017 Jan 01; 43 AB - This brief report describes the contribution of the UK Donation Ethics Committee to organ donation and transplantation in the UK, and explains why the committee has met an early demise.