Why should we compensate organ donors when we can continue to take organs for free? A response to some of my critics

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 649-673

  Cherry, Mark J ^a  

^a ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodification of body parts; Human dignity; Organ donation; Organ sales

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; COMMERCE; COMMODIFICATION; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 73849087291     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhp048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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