Complications / Michael Finkel.
by Finkel, Michael; Smith, Wesley J; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 12Human Relations. Publisher: New York Times Magazine, 2001; Weekly Standard, 2001ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Brain death | Black market | Donation of organs, tissues, etc | Kidneys -- Transplantation | Medical ethics | Organ donors | Procurement of organs, tissues, etc | Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 050 Summary: COMPLICATIONS -- "The market, which is completely illegal, is so complex and well organized that a single transaction often crosses three continents: a broker from Los Angeles, say, matches an Italian with kidney failure to a seller in Jordan, for surgery in Istanbul." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article probes into the controversial world of buying and selling kidneys, which occurs across the globe, despite being illegal in almost every country.Summary: THE ETHICS OF ORGAN DONATION -- "Although transplant medicine has been practiced ethically now for many years, a large segment of the population remains wary of the entire enterprise, worrying that people's organs may be deemed more valuable than their lives should they suffer a catastrophic illness or injury. This reluctance to donate organs is costing lives." (WEEKLY STANDARD) This article examines ways to increase organ donations without crossing ethical lines by adhering to "the promise that vital, non-paired organs will never be taken from living patients.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
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Originally Published: Complications, May 27, 2001; pp. 26+.
Originally Published: The Ethics of Organ Donation, May 28, 2001; pp. 24-27.
COMPLICATIONS -- "The market, which is completely illegal, is so complex and well organized that a single transaction often crosses three continents: a broker from Los Angeles, say, matches an Italian with kidney failure to a seller in Jordan, for surgery in Istanbul." (NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE) This article probes into the controversial world of buying and selling kidneys, which occurs across the globe, despite being illegal in almost every country.
THE ETHICS OF ORGAN DONATION -- "Although transplant medicine has been practiced ethically now for many years, a large segment of the population remains wary of the entire enterprise, worrying that people's organs may be deemed more valuable than their lives should they suffer a catastrophic illness or injury. This reluctance to donate organs is costing lives." (WEEKLY STANDARD) This article examines ways to increase organ donations without crossing ethical lines by adhering to "the promise that vital, non-paired organs will never be taken from living patients.
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