Published 1998 by Prometheus Books

The Ethics of Organ Transplants: The Current Debate. Copyright © 1998 by Arthur
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The ethics of organ transplants : the current debate / edited by Arthur L. Caplan and
Daniel H. Coelho.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-57392-224-2 (alk. paper)
1. Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.—Moral and ethical aspects.
2. Medical ethics. I. Caplan, Arthur L. II. Coelho, Daniel H.
RD120.7.E86 1998
174'.25—dc21

98-31722

CIP

Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper