The anencephalic as organ donor: Whose baby is it anyway?
Should an anencephalic newborn, lacking cerebral hemispheres but possessing a functional brain stem, be eligible for organ donation? The dialectical method is used here to envision how a protagonist and an antagonist might debate the ethics of the issue.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[1990]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 1990, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-148 |
| Further subjects: | B
Cerebral Hemisphere
B Dialectical Method B Functional Brain B Brain Stem B Organ Donation |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Should an anencephalic newborn, lacking cerebral hemispheres but possessing a functional brain stem, be eligible for organ donation? The dialectical method is used here to envision how a protagonist and an antagonist might debate the ethics of the issue. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00986408 |