Replacement Parts: The Ethics of Procuring and Replacing Organs in Humans

Book Overview

In Replacement Parts , internationally recognized bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan and coeditors James J. McCartney and Daniel P. Reid assemble seminal writings from medicine, philosophy, economics, and religion that address the ethical challenges raised by organ transplantation. Caplan's new lead essay explains the shortfalls of present policies. From there, book sections take an interdisciplinary approach to fundamental issues like the determination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626162360
• ISBN13: 9781626162365
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary