{"product_id":"transplantation-ethics-9781626161689","title":"Transplantation Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the history of organ transplant has its roots in ancient Christian mythology, it is only in the past fifty years that body parts from a dead person have successfully been procured and transplanted into a living person. After fourteen years, the three main issues that Robert Veatch first outlined in his seminal study Transplantation Ethics still remain: deciding when human beings are dead; deciding when it is ethical to procure organs; and deciding how to allocate organs, once procured. However, much has changed. Enormous strides have been made in immunosuppression. Alternatives to the donation model are debated much more openly -- living donors are used more widely and hand and face transplants have become more common, raising issues of personal identity. In this second edition of Transplantation Ethics, coauthored by Lainie F. Ross, transplant professionals and advocates will find a comprehensive update of this critical work on transplantation policies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a must-read book for anyone wishing to understand the complexities surrounding organ transplantation. Besdies thoroughness and depth of discussion, one of the many strenghths found throughout this book is the authors' repeated demonstration of the need for metaethical thinking. . . . This book is well researched, broadly reasoned, and offers several proposals for advancement in a multicultural and pluralistic society. . . . I highly recommend this book for those interested in a solid evaluation of most of the relevant issues surrounding death. . . . It is especially suited to the bioethics student, ethics committee member, and those interested in becoming an organ donor. * Ethics \u0026amp; Medicine *\u003cbr\u003eDeserves to be the definitive reference on the shelf of transplant professionals interested in ethics and public policy. * Monash Bioethics Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  1. Religious and Cultural Perspectives  2. An Ethical Framework: General Theories of Ethics  PART I: DEFINING DEATH3. The Dead Donor Rule and the Concept of Death 4. The Whole-Brain Concept of Death  5. The Circulatory, or Somatic, Concept of Death 6. The Higher-Brain Concept of Death 7. The Conscience Clause: How Much Individual Choice Can Our Society Tolerate8. Crafting a New Definition-of-Death Law  PART II: PROCURING ORGANS9. The Donation Model 10. Routine Salvaging and Presumed Consent 11. Markets for Organs 12. Live-Donor Transplants  13. High-Risk Donors 14. Xenotransplants: Using Organs from Animals  15. The Media's Impact on Transplants and Directed Donation  PART III: ALLOCATING ORGANS16. The Roles of the Clinician and the Public  17. A General Moral Theory of Organ Allocation  18. Voluntary Risks and Allocation: Does the Alcoholic Deserve a New Liver?   19. Multi-Organ, Split-Organ, and Repeat Transplants  20. The Role of Age in Allocation  21. The Role of Status: The Cases of Mickey Mantle, Robert Casey, Steve Jobs, andDick Cheney22. Geography and Other Causes of Allocation Disparities  23. Socially Directed Donation: Restricting Donation by Social Group 24. Elective Organ Transplantation 25. Vascularized Composite Allografts: Hand, Face, and Uterine Transplants  Index","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041780334935,"sku":"9781626161689","price":87.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781626161689.jpg?v=1750951644","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transplantation-ethics-9781626161689","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}