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Organ transplants from executed prisoners : an argument for death sentence organ removal statutes /

"In its second edition, this book continues the debate on whether transplantable organs of executed capital felons should be used to save lives. It provides relevant data and information necessary for making an informed and intelligent decision on this matter. The author argues that the constit...

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Main Authors: Palmer, Louis J., Jr., 1956
Published: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
Publisher Address: Jefferson, North Carolina :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Revised edition.
Subjects:
Donation of organs, tissues, etc. > Law and legislation > United States
Capital punishment > United States
Dead bodies Law > United States
Tissue and Organ Procurement > legislation & jurisprudence > United States
Cadaver > United States
Prisoners > United States
Tissue Donors > legislation & jurisprudence > United States
Tissue and Organ Harvesting > legislation & jurisprudence > United States
Summary: "In its second edition, this book continues the debate on whether transplantable organs of executed capital felons should be used to save lives. It provides relevant data and information necessary for making an informed and intelligent decision on this matter. The author argues that the constitution supports the removal of transplantable organs from executed capital felons"--
Carrier Form: viii, 186 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index.
ISBN: 9780786479900 (softcover : alkaline paper) :
0786479906 (softcover : alkaline paper)
Index Number: KF3827
CLC: D971.24
Call Number: D971.24/P174-1/Rev. ed.
Contents: Creation of rights in a corpse -- The market for human body parts -- Removing transplantable organs of capital felons -- Organ-removal statutes and the United States constitution -- The need for a new method of execution -- Other necessary changes in capital punishment laws -- Practical considerations.

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