Organ donation : opposing viewpoints / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, Description: 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780737742206
  • 9780737742213
  • 0737742208
  • 0737742216
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 617.9/5 22
LOC classification:
  • RD129.5 .O738 2009
Contents:
pt. 1. What factors impact organ donors and recipients? -- Organ donation : an overview / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Organs are not allocated properly / President's Council on Bioethics -- Demographics can impact organ donation / Kieran Healy -- The organ transplant process is biased against the disabled / Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- Religious beliefs can impact organ donation / Elizabeth Lynch -- pt. 2. How can organ donation be increased? -- Allowing the sale of organs will increase the number of donations / Gary Becker -- Allowing the sale of organs could cause serious problems / Sheila M. Rothman and David J. Rothman -- Paired donations will increase the organ supply / David J. Undis -- Paired and list donations are the wrong way to increase the organ supply / Sam Crowe -- pt. 3. What are the ethical issues surrounding organ donation? -- A variety of ethical issues surround organ donation / Gerald D. Coleman -- Declaration of cardiac death is an ethical reason for organ donation / J.L. Bernat [and others] -- Declaration of cardiac death is not an adequate reason for organ donations / Leslie Whetstine [and others] -- Prisoners should be permitted to donate organs / L.D. de Castro -- Allowing prisoners to donate organs is unethical / Jay Baruch -- Children should not be organ donors / Michele Goodwin -- pt. 4. What is the future of organ donation? -- Animal-to-human organ transplants can be successful / Roger Barker -- Animal-to-human organ transplants are a failure / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals UK -- Replacement organs can be grown / The Economist -- HIV-positive organs can be transplanted into HIV-positive patients / Gregory W. Rutecki -- The Internet and transplant tourism are questionable sources for organs / Liliana M. Kalogjera.
Summary: An anthology of articles exploring the variety of opinions surrounding the issue of organ transplantation and donation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. What factors impact organ donors and recipients? -- Organ donation : an overview / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Organs are not allocated properly / President's Council on Bioethics -- Demographics can impact organ donation / Kieran Healy -- The organ transplant process is biased against the disabled / Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations -- Religious beliefs can impact organ donation / Elizabeth Lynch -- pt. 2. How can organ donation be increased? -- Allowing the sale of organs will increase the number of donations / Gary Becker -- Allowing the sale of organs could cause serious problems / Sheila M. Rothman and David J. Rothman -- Paired donations will increase the organ supply / David J. Undis -- Paired and list donations are the wrong way to increase the organ supply / Sam Crowe -- pt. 3. What are the ethical issues surrounding organ donation? -- A variety of ethical issues surround organ donation / Gerald D. Coleman -- Declaration of cardiac death is an ethical reason for organ donation / J.L. Bernat [and others] -- Declaration of cardiac death is not an adequate reason for organ donations / Leslie Whetstine [and others] -- Prisoners should be permitted to donate organs / L.D. de Castro -- Allowing prisoners to donate organs is unethical / Jay Baruch -- Children should not be organ donors / Michele Goodwin -- pt. 4. What is the future of organ donation? -- Animal-to-human organ transplants can be successful / Roger Barker -- Animal-to-human organ transplants are a failure / People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals UK -- Replacement organs can be grown / The Economist -- HIV-positive organs can be transplanted into HIV-positive patients / Gregory W. Rutecki -- The Internet and transplant tourism are questionable sources for organs / Liliana M. Kalogjera.

An anthology of articles exploring the variety of opinions surrounding the issue of organ transplantation and donation.

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