The Ethics of Organ Transplantation |
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| Editor:
| Jensen, Steven J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8132-1874-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Catholic University of America Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Is brain death truly death, or by taking the heart of the brain-dead individual do we thereby kill him? When a person's heart stops beating is it permissible to prepare his organs for transplantation, even though we could choose to resuscitate him? If a woman no longer wishes to live, can she donate her organs to others in an act of beneficent suicide? Is a market in organs acceptable? These questions and others are probed in this collection of essays by theologians, philosophers,...
More DescriptionIs brain death truly death, or by taking the heart of the brain-dead individual do we thereby kill him? When a person's heart stops beating is it permissible to prepare his organs for transplantation, even though we could choose to resuscitate him? If a woman no longer wishes to live, can she donate her organs to others in an act of beneficent suicide? Is a market in organs acceptable? These questions and others are probed in this collection of essays by theologians, philosophers, physicians, biomedicial ethicists, and an attorney.