Ethical Issues in the Use of Anencephalic Infants as Organ DonorsNeurologic Clinics - Tập 7 - Trang 729 - 1989
Arras John, Shinnar Shlomo
This article focuses on ethical issues raised by recent proposals to use anencephalic infants as organ donors. The medical facts regarding anencephaly are briefly reviewed and current legal, and societal norms regarding organ donors are then discussed. Recent attempts to avoid modifying these standards by supporting the infants until they become brain dead (Loma Linda) have demonstrated that their...... hiện toàn bộ