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Chapter 24 - Altruistic Organ Donation

Credible? Acceptable?

from Part VI - Human Guinea Pigs and Miracles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2025

By
Ronald B. Miller
Edited by
Paul J. Ford  and
Denise M. Dudzinski
Paul J. Ford
Affiliation:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Denise M. Dudzinski
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
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In this chapter of Complex Ethics Consultations: Cases that Haunt Us, the author recounts a case from 1997 when the idea of "altruistic" organ donation was less accepted. The author provides insights into the deliberation during this period and the continued evolution and change of medical systems views of the control of bodies.

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hauntinghistoricalclinical ethicsorgan donationaltruistickidney transplant

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Complex Ethics Consultations
Cases that Haunt Us
 , pp. 187 - 193
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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