Kantian condemnation of commerce in organs

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-169

  Kerstein, Samuel J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIVING DONOR; MORALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSPLANTATION; TRAVEL;

COMMERCE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OWNERSHIP; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TRAVEL; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 68149183569     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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