Raising the dead : organ transplants, ethics, and society

Raising the dead : organ transplants, ethics, and society / Ronald Munson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Munson, Ronald, 1939-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:	Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Social aspects. Medical ethics.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

A modern Lazarus: Robby Benson's heart
Mickey Mantle's liver, part 1: the case
Mickey Mantle's liver, part 2: the issues
The others may live: the dead-donor rule and anencephalic infants
Kidney for sale: is it ever right to sell your kidney?
Donors of last resort: protecting vulnerable people
Kurosawa in California: the baby Fae case and unproven treatments
But are they really dead?: Is no heartbeat enough for death?
Xenotransplantation, part 1: chasing the dream
Xenotransplantation, part 2: fearing the worst, hoping for the best
Grow your own organs: stem-cell engineering and generative medicine.