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Organ donation  Cover Image Book Book

Organ donation / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.

Egendorf, Laura K., 1973- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780737742206 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780737742213 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0737742208 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0737742216 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2009.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 -- 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 -- 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 ... [et al.] ; Declaration of cardiac death is not an adequate reason for organ donations / Leslie Whetstine ... [et al.] ; 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 -- 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.
Subject: Donation of organs, tissues, etc. > Popular works.

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