Ebook: The Global Body Market : Altruism's Limits
Author: Michele Goodwin
- Tags: Procurement of organs tissues etc. -- Law and legislation -- United States., Dead bodies (Law) -- United States., Procurement of organs tissues etc. -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States., Procurement of organs tissues etc. -- Economic aspects -- United States., Altruism., LAW000000, MED085070, PHI005000
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- City: New York, United States
- Language: English
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Black and gray markets for body parts are illegal, but also pioneering and inventive. Although this type of criminal activity requires dexterity and innovation, these markets thrive and flourish, sometimes in view of law. On the other hand, altruistic procurement is mired by low participation, which encourages black market transactions. Thousands of patients die each year waiting for an organ or bone marrow donation through the altruistic procurement system, so some turn to the dark side. This book offers a frank discussion of altruism in the global body market. It exposes how researchers exploit their patients' ignorance to harvest tissue samples, blood, and other biologics without consent, chronicles exploitation in the name of altruism, including the non-consensual use of children in dangerous clinical trials, and analyzes social and legal commitments to the value of altruism - offering an important critique of the vulnerability of altruism to corruption, coercion, pressure, and other negative externalities.
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