Organ Transplants and Ethics / Edition 1

by David Lamb

Overview

Originally published in 1990, this study of the moral problems bound up with transplant therapy addresses a finely balanced distinction between ethical issues relating to its experimental nature on the one hand and those which arise when transplantation is routine on the other. Among the issues examined are proposals for routine cadaveric harvesting, criteria for organ and tissue procurement from living donors, foetuses, non-human animals and current ethical problems with artificial implants. Written as a contribution to practical philosophy, this book will interest ethicists and health care professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367491512
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/2020
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Ethics
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Lamb

Table of Contents

1. Transplants: Experiment or Therapy? 2. Organ Transplants and Criteria for Death 3. The Redefinition Issue 4. Foetal Tissue Transplants 5. Organ Transplants and Anencephalic Infants 6. Living Donors, Non-Human Sources, and Cadaveric Donors 7. Policies for Allocating and Procuring Organs

Editorial Reviews

Lamb (philosophy, U. of Manchester) offers a detailed study of the moral issues bound up with transplant therapy and examines such issues as proposals for routine-cadaveric harvesting, criteria for organ and tissue procurement from living donors, and current ethical problems linked with artificial implants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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