Ethical xenotransplant research on human brain-dead decedents

Can it be ethical to conduct xenotransplant research on a human brain-dead decedent (HB-DD) whose organs could otherwise be given to persons in need? The ethical consensus is that it is better to save existing persons via organ donation than to devote a HB-DD to research that will not directly benef...

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Main Author: Bobier, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Bioethics
Year: 2025, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 178-186
IxTheo Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCH Medical ethics
NCJ Ethics of science
Further subjects:B Brain Death
B Organ Transplantation
B research ethics
B Organ Donation
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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