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The body as property / Russell Scott.

Title
The body as property / Russell Scott.
Author
Scott, Russell, approximately 1873-1961.
Publication
New York : Viking Press, 1981.

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x, 274 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Donation of organs, tissues, etc. > Law and legislation
  • Human body > Law and legislation
  • Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Law and legislation
  • Tissue Donors
  • Transplantation
Genre/Form
Legislation
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Chapter 1: The New Human Body -- Chapter 2: The demand for spare parts -- Chapter 3: The history of legal regulation -- Chapter 4: The acquisition of organs and tissues: contribution or confiscation? -- Chapter 5: U.S. courts and living donors -- Chapter 6: Death redefined -- Chapter 7: Transplantation and free enterprise: a commercial market for body goods? -- Chapter 8: Special cases: artificial insemination, test-tube babies, and reproductive transplants -- Chapter 9: The ethics of modern medical procedures: guidelines for society -- Chapter 10: Who owns your body? Suggestions and prescriptions
ISBN
0670177431
LCCN
^^^80052003^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library