Raising the Dead Organ Transplants, Ethics, and Society

Name: Raising the Dead Organ Transplants, Ethics, and Society
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ISBN: 9780195178012

ISBN-10: 0195178017

ISBN-13: 9780195178012

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ronald Munson

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Ronald Munson plunges us into the tense and tangled world of organ transplantation. Using vivid, often gut-wrenching cases as points of departure, Munson shows us how transplants are performed, decisions are made, and ethical and social issues arise. Fast-paced and readable, the science and medicine lucidly explained, this book forces us to confront the human and moral dimensions of using donor organs to save lives.Munson uses case examples to explore, explain, and try to resolve a handful of crucial problems arising from acquiring and allocating donor organs. Should "social worth" count in allotting organs? Should we ignore the "dead-donor rule" and take organs from infants born lacking a…

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List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/14/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 9.02" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English




A Modern Lazarus: Robby Benson's Heart



Mickey Mantle's Liver, Part 1: The Case



Mickey Mantle's Liver, Part 2: The Issues



That Others May Live: The Dead-Donor Rule and Anencephalic Infants



Kidney For Sale: Is it Ever Right to Sell Your Kidney?



Donors of Last Resort: Protecting Vulnerable People



Kurosawa in California: The Baby Fae Case and Unproven Treatments



But Are They Really Dead?: Is No Heartbeat Enough for Death?



Xenotransplantation, Part 1: Chasing the Dream



Xenotransplantation, Part 2: Fearing the Worst, Hoping for the Best



Grow Your Own Organs: Stem-Cell Engineering and Regenerative Medicine


Acknowledgments


Notes and References


Index