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100 1 a| Richards, Janet Radcliffe.=| ^A129027;

245 14 a| The ethics of transplants :b| why careless thought costs lives /c| Janet Radcliffe Richards.;

260 a| Oxford :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2012.;

300 a| x, 278 pages ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (268-274) and index.;

505 0 a| Procurement from the living -- Methodological morals -- Procurement from the dead -- Penumbral problems.;

520 a| Argues that although people have strong feelings about their own organs, the deepest problems may not lie in a simple unwillingness to make them available, but in legal and institutional restrictions on the choices they are allowed to make. Through a series of arguments the author concludes that these restrictions are not justified by our normal moral standards, and are not even a response to popular demand, but lie in deep preconceptions of the people who make the rules. Careless moral reasoning, like careless medical practice, really can cost lives.--From publisher description.;

650 0 a| Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.x| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A580919;

650 0 a| Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.x| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A828305;

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The ethics of transplants : why careless thought costs lives / Janet Radcliffe Richards.

Author/creator	Richards, Janet Radcliffe
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description	x, 278 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects. Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.--Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents	Procurement from the living -- Methodological morals -- Procurement from the dead -- Penumbral problems.
Abstract	Argues that although people have strong feelings about their own organs, the deepest problems may not lie in a simple unwillingness to make them available, but in legal and institutional restrictions on the choices they are allowed to make. Through a series of arguments the author concludes that these restrictions are not justified by our normal moral standards, and are not even a response to popular demand, but lie in deep preconceptions of the people who make the rules. Careless moral reasoning, like careless medical practice, really can cost lives.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (268-274) and index.
LCCN	2011277608
ISBN	9780199575558 (alk. paper)
ISBN	019957555X (alk. paper)

The ethics of transplants : why careless thought costs lives / Janet Radcliffe Richards.

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