Organ donation :  opposing viewpoints / 
Laura K. Egendorf, book editor. 
 - Detroit, MI :  Greenhaven Press,   
 - 208 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Opposing viewpoints series .
 - Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> An anthology of articles exploring the variety of opinions surrounding the issue of organ transplantation and donation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780737742206 9780737742213 0737742208 0737742216 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>1292852  QBI 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008053998 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Donation of organs, tissues, etc--Popular works.<br/>Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Popular works.<br/>Nonfiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RD129.5  / .O738 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>617.9/5