How Far Is Too Far in the Search for Organ Donors?.
Carol M. Ostrom.
- The Seattle Times, 2004.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 4, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: How Far Is Too Far in the Search for Organ Donors?, March 29, 2004; pp. n.p..
"MatchingDonors.com is among the recent responses to a stark fact: Every year, about 6,000 people in critical need of a transplant die waiting for an organ. Some celebrate such enterprises as creative, entrepreneurial responses to this deadly disparity. Others see them very differently. Critics say they extend false hope to the most vulnerable. Ethicists call them everything from 'naive' to 'truly despicable.'" (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article examines controversial and possibly unethical proposed solutions to increase the number of organ donations.
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