The Illusion of consensus: Harvesting human organs from prisoners convicted of capital crimes

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 220-222

  Cherry, Mark J ^a  

^a ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHICS; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NOTE; PRISONER; PUNISHMENT; RELIGION; TRANSPLANTATION;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; CHINA; CONFUCIANISM; CONSENSUS; ETHICAL RELATIVISM; FAMILY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MORALS; PRISONERS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 77949482040     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhq012     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Wang, M., and W. Xueliang. 2010. Organ donation by capital prisoners in China: Reflections in Confucian ethics. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 35:197-212.
2. World Medical Association. 2005. The World Medical Association Council Resolution on Organ Donation in China. Adopted at the 173r WMA Council Session, Divonne-les-Bains, France, May 2005. Available: http://www.wma.net/en/ 30publications/10policies/30council/cr-5/index.html. (Accessed January 25, 2010).