Body Parts: Property Rights and the Ownership of Human Biological Materials

by E. Richard Gold

Book Overview

In Body Parts, E. Richard Gold examines whether the body and materials derived from it-such as human organs and DNA-should be thought of as market commodities and subject to property law. Analyzing a series of court decisions concerning property rights, Gold explores whether the language and assumptions of property law can help society determine who has rights to human biological materials.

Gold observes that the commercial opportunities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878406611
• ISBN13: 9780878406616
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"