| Description |
xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Institutional supply, demand, and legitimacy -- Nuances, judicial authority, and the legal limits of altruism -- Getting the organ you want -- The uniform anatomical gift act -- Presumed consent: the unsuspecting donor -- Commoditization: incentives for cadaveric organ harvesting -- Black markets: the supply of body parts -- Critiquing the slavery and black body market comparison |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-288) and index |
| Subject |
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Corrupt practices.
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Human body.
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Homografts -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medical ethics.
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| LC no. |
2005037985 |
| ISBN |
0521617995 paperback |
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0521852803 hardback |
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