Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation [Hardcover]

David Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 29, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0521651646 | ISBN-13: 978-0521651646 | Edition: 1

Organ transplantation raises singularly difficult ethical and legal issues in its requirement for donated organs. Strategies to facilitate supply in the face of increasing demand must be ethically sound and subject to an appropriate and effective regulatory framework. Professor David Price gives a comprehensive analysis of existing laws and policies governing transplantation practices around the world. He examines the meaning of death, cadaver organ procurement policies, use of living donors, trading in human organs, experimental transplant procedures and xenotransplantation. Professor Price identifies the specific challenges in current practices and future developments.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...it is evident that this book was a major undertaking and it is admirable in many respects. It is bountiful with historical, medical, legal, and ethical information and affords readers the opportunity to understand the global implications of organ transplantation...I recommend Price's book without hesitation...The scope and detail of Price's book assure that virtually everyone will learn something. Most people will learn much." Medical Humanities Review

"The topics studied in this volume are thought-provoking and, as medical science advances in geometric progression, of particular relevance and importance....Mr. Price's volume is an extremely valuable selection for legislators and other policy makers, philosophers, ethicists, health care professionals, and, indeed, anyone with an interest in being enlightened by a most-scholarly work." New York Law Journal

"Price (medical law, De Montfort Univ., UK), a noted expert in the field of transplantation, effectively explores the human drama and the ethical and legal complexities associated with organ transplantation...The book is well written, effectively organized, and has extensive footnotes." Choice

"He presents innovative and useful ways to increase the supply of donor organs. In addition, he provides perspective and insight on the needs and interests of the donors, recients, clinicians, and society at large, suggesting ways to balance the forces acting on these stakeholders. The book is well written, effectively organized, and has extensive footnotes." CHOICE Jul 2001

Book Description

Organ transplantation raises singularly difficult ethical and legal issues in its requirement for donated organs. Strategies to facilitate supply in the face of increasing demand must be ethically sound and subject to an appropriate and effective regulatory framework. Professor David Price gives a comprehensive analysis of existing laws and policies governing transplantation practices around the world. He examines the meaning of death, cadaver organ procurement policies, use of living donors, trading in human organs, experimental transplant procedures and xenotransplantation. Price identifies the specific challenges in current practices and future developments.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 508 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521651646
• ISBN-13: 978-0521651646
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,358,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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