Human tissue in transplantation and research
Subtitle: a model legal and ethical donation framework
By: David Price
Series: Cambridge law, medicine and ethics; Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780521883023; 9780521709545
Copyright date: 2010
Description: "Deficiencies and shortfalls in the supply of human organs for transplantation and human tissue for research generate policy dilemmas across the world and have often given rise to major and deleterious controversies, such as those relating to organ and tissue retention practices following post-mortem examination. They also create an environment in which illegitimate commercial activities flourish. At the same time, patients are denied the therapy they desperately require and researchers are impeded from carrying out vital work into the causes of, and efficacious treatments for, major illnesses and diseases." "David Price sets out a clear and integrated legal and policy framework which emanates from the tissue source but protects the interests of donors and relevant professionals through tailored property entitlements, but without presupposing rights to trade in 'original' materials."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Human biological materials; title: Interests in the living body and corpse; title: Eliciting wishes; title: Consent to donation; title: Presumed consent; title: Informed consent; title: Living donation; title: Property in human material.