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Body values: the case against compensating for transplant organs.

Donald Joralemon, Phil Cox.   

Abstract

Proposals to compensate families for transplantable organs are gathering momentum. The proposals assume that the body is dissociable from the self and can be treated like property. But such a view is out of step with the rest of the culture.

Keywords:  Analytical Approach; Health Care and Public Health

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Year:  2003        PMID: 12613385

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Hastings Cent Rep        ISSN: 0093-0334            Impact factor:   2.683


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Review 1.  The search for organs: halachic perspectives on altruistic giving and the selling of organs.

Authors:  J D Kunin
Journal:  J Med Ethics       Date:  2005-05       Impact factor: 2.903

2.  The "spare parts person"? Conceptions of the human body and their implications for public attitudes towards organ donation and organ sale.

Authors:  Mark Schweda; Silke Schicktanz
Journal:  Philos Ethics Humanit Med       Date:  2009-02-18       Impact factor: 2.464

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