1st Edition
Using the Bodies of the Dead Legal, Ethical and Organisational Dimensions of Organ Transplantation
By Nora Machado
Copyright 1998
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998, this unique, timely book applies sociological concepts and analysis to the study of organ transplantation and related medical phenomena. It provides comparisons between differing transplantation systems and examines the ethical issues of organ transplantation, organ donation and recipient selection. The author presents rich empirical materials and fertile theory with... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. Key Processes in Organ Transplantation. 3. Organ Procurement: Legislation and Praxis. 4. Recipient Selection: Regulation and Patterns. 5. Structural Incongruence. 6. The Ambiguous Body. 7. Dissonance in the Hospital. 8. Resolving Dissonance Organisationally. 9. Medicine and Legal Regulation. 10. Ethical Issues.
Biography
Nora Machado
’...will be useful to anyone studying the non-medical aspects of organ transplantation...a good example of the rich diversity of talent and interest bioethics is attracting today.’ New Law Journal ’The value of this book lies in the detailed and informative descriptions of the complex organizations involved with organ transplantation and the exchange and distribution networks within the context of the Scandinavian system where the author has conducted sociological research.’ Bioethics
