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Organ transplants from executed prisoners : an argument for the creation of death sentence organ removal statutes / by Louis J. Palmer, Jr. ; foreword by Cynthia L. Bowman.
- Title
- Organ transplants from executed prisoners : an argument for the creation of death sentence organ removal statutes / by Louis J. Palmer, Jr. ; foreword by Cynthia L. Bowman.
- Author
- Palmer, Louis J., Jr., 1956-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | KF3827.D66 P35 1999 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 156 p.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Capital Punishment > legislation & jurisprudence
- Capital punishment > United States
- Dead bodies (Law) > United States
- Donation of organs, tissues, etc. > Law and legislation > United States
- Organ Transplantation > legislation & jurisprudence
- Prisoners > legislation & jurisprudence
- Tissue Donors > legislation & jurisprudence
- Tissue and Organ Procurement > legislation & jurisprudence
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Law and legislation > United States
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-150) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Creation of rights in a corpse -- 2. The market for human body parts -- 3. Removing transplantable organs of capital felons -- 4. Organ-removal statutes and the United States Constitution -- 5. The need for a new method of execution -- 6. Other necessary changes in capital punishment laws -- 7. Practical considerations.
- ISBN
- 0786406739 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^99015655^
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library