Abstract
Proposals to compensate families for transplantable organs are gathering momentum. The proposals assume that the body is dissociable from the self and can be treated like property. But such a view is out of step with the rest of the culture.
MeSH terms
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Bioethics
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Commerce
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Culture*
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Humans
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Motivation
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Organ Transplantation / economics*
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Organ Transplantation / legislation & jurisprudence
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Social Values
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Tissue Donors / legislation & jurisprudence
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Tissue and Organ Procurement / economics*
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Tissue and Organ Procurement / legislation & jurisprudence
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United States