Xenotransplantation

Law and Ethics

Sheila A. M. McLean, Laura Williamson

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Routledge
09 November 2020

Series: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 2005. One of the leading causes of death is organ failure, that is, when one or other of the organs that run the machine we call the body gives out. However, whereas with a machine spare parts can usually replace faulty parts, in the case of humans the supply of these is limited as it is dependent on organs being obtained from living or dead donors. Due to the limitations of supply, increasing attention is being paid to alternative schemes for obtaining organs. One of these possibilities is xenotransplantation: using organs from animals. In this book, the authors examine the legal and ethical issues surrounding xenotransplantation and consider the implications for the future. As they point out, xenotransplantation represents a major deviation from standard medical practice and the possibility of transplantation of large segments of tissue, or whole organs, from animals into humans poses an entirely novel set of considerations - ethical, legal and scientific - which it is necessary to evaluate and understand.

By: Sheila A. M. McLean, Laura Williamson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781138358652
ISBN 10: 1138358657
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 09 November 2020
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: Preface; Human organ transplantation: an overview; An introduction to xenotransplantation; The regulation of xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom: the background reports; The regulation of xenotransplantation in the United Kingdom: the work of UKXIRA; A review of national and international responses to xenotransplantation; The ethical dimensions of xenotransplantation; Legal issues in xenotransplantation (part 1); Legal issues in xenotransplantation (part 2); Xenotransplantation - what next?; Index.

Sheila A.M. McLean is Professor and Director of the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Laura Williamson is Research Assistant also at the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine, University of Glasgow, Scotland.