Screen LibraryRaising the dead：organ transplants, ethics, and society
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford [England] New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 288 p.: ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0195132998 (alk. paper) 9780195132991 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R617 |
| CLC: |
R617 R-052 |
| Call Number: | R-052/M969 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-280) and index. A modern Lazarus: Robby Benson's heart -- Mickey Mantle's liver, part 1: the case -- Mickey Mantle's liver, part 2: the issues -- The others may live: the dead-donor rule and anencephalic infants -- Kidney for sale: is it ever right to sell your kidney? -- Donors of last resort: protecting vulnerable people -- Kurosawa in California: the baby Fae case and unproven treatments -- But are they really dead?: Is no heartbeat enough for death? -- Xenotransplantation, part 1: chasing the dream -- Xenotransplantation, part 2: fearing the worst, hoping for the best -- Grow your own organs: stem-cell |