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Stakes and kidneys : why markets in human body parts are morally imperative / James Stacey Taylor.

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In 'Stakes and Kidneys' the author discusses various ethical issues surrounding the international trade in human organs.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Taylor, James Stacey, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2017.
Series:Live questions in ethics and moral philosophy.
Subjects:
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Economic aspects.
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Law and legislation.
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Kidneys > Transplantation.
Commodification.
Table of Contents:
  • The problem
  • and some proposed solutions
  • Dworkin on autonomy, fear, and kidney sales
  • Is the typical kidney vendor forced to sell?
  • Constraining options and kidney markets
  • A moral case for market regulation
  • Kidney sales and dangerous employment
  • Human dignity and the fear of commodification
  • Commodification, altruism and kidney procurement.

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