Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-179) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the organ shortage is a major problem that defies conventional solutions -- Brave new organs: the status of technological solutions to the problem -- Look before you leap: technological risks of xenotransplantation -- Of pigs and men: issues of speciesism and chimerism -- The right to life: society's obligation to provide health care and xenotransplantation -- Is xenotransplantation worth the risk? -- A geoethical solution to the conflict between private and public interests in xenotransplantation.
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