The Gift of Life: Organ and Tissue Transplantation --
An Introduction to Issues and Information Sources
by Cecilia Schmitz and Richard A. Gray
This work addresses the legal, ethical, emotional, and related
issues associated with organ and tissue transplantation. The work
is an educational tool for potential donors, their families,
medical students, doctors and nurses, and others interested and
involved in organ and tissue donation.
An introductory text is
augmented by an annotated bibliography of approximately
100 of the most important "understandable" books,
studies, and articles on the subject.
The bibliographic entries further discuss such issues as:
- brain death;
- AIDS and transplantation;
- anencephalic infants;
- fetal tissue;
- organ marketing; and
- the emotional feelings of and psychological impact on both
donor and recipient as well as other persons close to them.
Substantive annotations convey much information contained in the
original sources. While these summaries may well meet the
information needs of a reader, they also provide a precise guide to
the literature for persons who seek more information on specific
topics.
Ordering Information
Science and Social Responsibility Series, No. 1
ISBN 0-87650-309-1
6 x 9, 112p, paper, 1993, $12.95
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