The ethics of organ transplantation

Since the 1970s, we have witnessed astonishing scientific and technical progress in the field of organ transplantation. Patients who suffer organ failure can now often have their lives greatly improved both in terms of quality and quantity of years. The success of transplantation techniques has crea...

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Other Authors Shelton, Wayne N., Balint, John
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Science, 2001.
Edition1st ed.
SeriesAdvances in bioethics ; v. 7
Subjects
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849500968
1849500967
0762307641
9780762307647
ISSN1479-3709 ;
DOI10.1016/S1479-3709(2001)7
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 366 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Wayne Shelton, John Balint
  • Organ donation and transplantation: a brief history of technological and ethical developments / Robert P. Baker, Victoria Hargreaves
  • Do we all have a responsibility to donate our organs? / James Lindermann Nelson
  • Should we adopt a market strategy to organ donation? / Julia D. Mahoney
  • Ethical issues in living related donors / Aaron Spital
  • Who should receive donor organs? / Erich H. Loew
  • The ethics of organ retrieval / David C. Thomasma
  • Ethical issues in non-heartbeating cadaver donors / Shelly Ozark, Michael A. Devita
  • The ethics of xenotransplantation / Richard A. Demme
  • Public policy making in organ transplantation / Martin A. Strosberg, Ronald W. Gimbel
  • An international perspective toward human organ donation and transplantation / Mario C. Deng, Hans H. Scheld
  • The religious and spiritual perspective toward human organ donation and transplantation / Laurence J. O'Connell
  • The role and responsibility of the media in relation to organ donation and transplantation / Elisa J. Gordon
  • Women, minorities and organ donation in transplantation / Etienne Juarez Phipps, Gala True
  • Organ transplantation issues in minors / Marilyn A. Fisher.

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