The gift of life and starfish on the beach: The ethics of organ procurement

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 53-56

  Kuczewski, Mark G ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMODIFICATION; DONOR; ETHICS; GIFT GIVING; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LITERATURE; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALTRUISM; BIOETHICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMERCE; COMMODIFICATION; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; GIFT GIVING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING DONORS; METAPHOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL VALUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0036598371     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/152651602760250183     Document Type: Note

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