01849nam a2200265Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006501600180008202000380010002000350013803500240017304000420019704200080023905000230024708200220027024500690029226000670036130000260042852009360045450400510139065000800144165000260152170000360154730695720170612133155.0110504s2011    dcu      b    001 0 eng    a  20110127917 a0159674272Uk  a9780813218748 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a0813218748 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn722841879  aDLCcDLCdYDXdYDXCPdVKCdUKMGBdDLC  apcc00aRD120.7b.E83 201100a617.954bE84322304aThe ethics of organ transplantationcedited by Steven J. Jensen.  aWashington, D.C.bCatholic University of America Presscc2011.  axxvii, 339 p.c23 cm.  a"An ever-increasing demand for organs, with over 100,000 people on waiting lists, has driven a relentless search for new sources of organs. In 1995 the American Medical Association supported taking organs from anencephalic infants, children born without brains. In 1999 the Chinese government began removing organs from members of the politically outcast religious group Falun Gong, making a lucrative profit from sales to foreigners. Recently in Belgium physicians have euthanized a patient by removing her organs.The search for fresh organs began much earlier, in 1968, when death was redefined, so that well-preserved organs could be removed from brain dead individuals. The early 1990s saw the introduction of donation after cardiac death, in which organs are taken from individuals whose hearts could still be resuscitated. Over the last two decades various countries have attempted markets in the sale of organs". --Backcover  aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 0aTransplantation of organs, tissues, etc.xMoral and ethical aspects.2Local 0aMedical ethics2Local1 aJensen, Steven J.d1964-2Local