Body integrity as a barrier to organ donation
Body integrity as a barrier to organ donation
[Publisher's blurb]
This book analyzes the reasons for organ shortage and ventures innovative ideas for approaching this problem. It presents 29 contributions from a highly interdisciplinary group of world experts and upcoming professionals in the field. Every year thousands of patients die while waiting for organ transplantation. Health authorities, medical professionals and bioethicists worldwide point to the urgent and yet unsolved problem of organ shortage, which will be even intensified due to the increasing life expectancy. Even though the practical problem seems to be well known, the search for suitable solutions continues and often restricts itself by being limited through disciplinary and national borders. Combining philosophical reflection with empirical results, this volume enables a unique insight in the ethics of organ transplantation and offers fresh ideas for policymakers, health care professionals, academics and the general public.
19-26
Viens, A.M.
cc615c33-4e17-41b2-b82d-2c11569c0c34
Viens, A.M.
cc615c33-4e17-41b2-b82d-2c11569c0c34
Viens, A.M.
(2014)
Body integrity as a barrier to organ donation.
In,
Jox, R.J., Assadi, G. and Marckmann, G.
(eds.)
Organ Transplantation in Times of Donor Shortage – Interdisciplinary Challenges and Solutions.
Heidelberg, DE.
Springer, .
(In Press)
Record type:
Book Section
Abstract
[Publisher's blurb]
This book analyzes the reasons for organ shortage and ventures innovative ideas for approaching this problem. It presents 29 contributions from a highly interdisciplinary group of world experts and upcoming professionals in the field. Every year thousands of patients die while waiting for organ transplantation. Health authorities, medical professionals and bioethicists worldwide point to the urgent and yet unsolved problem of organ shortage, which will be even intensified due to the increasing life expectancy. Even though the practical problem seems to be well known, the search for suitable solutions continues and often restricts itself by being limited through disciplinary and national borders. Combining philosophical reflection with empirical results, this volume enables a unique insight in the ethics of organ transplantation and offers fresh ideas for policymakers, health care professionals, academics and the general public.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 2014
Organisations:
Southampton Law School
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 370030
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/370030
PURE UUID: 0e71e6c1-c71c-490e-aded-07ac879e9ace
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 13 Oct 2014 12:23
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 18:11
Export record
Contributors
Author:
A.M. Viens
Editor:
R.J. Jox
Editor:
G. Assadi
Editor:
G. Marckmann
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics