Conclusion and suggestions for further reading
Johnstone, M. J. Bioethics: A nursing perspective Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989; pp.302-323 — perspectives on defintion of death and informed consent
Jonsen, AR. “Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation” in Veatch, R.(ed) Medical ethics Jones and Bartlett, 1989 — quite detailed overview (US)
Organ Transplants: The need for Community Debate Health Issues Centre and Association of District Health Councils of Victoria, 1990 — an excellent brief overview from an Australian perspective, includiing interviews with an organ recipient and a relative of a donor. (Available from the Health Issues Centre, 1st floor, 257 Collins St. Melbourne, 3000, tel. 03-650 7511; cost is $10.00)
L. Gillam (ed) The Proceedings of the Conference “The Fetus as Tissue Donor: Use or Abuse” Centre for Human Bioethics, 1989 — readable but detailed accounts of the science, ethics and law. (Available from the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University, Clayton 3168; cost $10.00)
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Gillam, L. Ethical Issues in Transplantation. Monash Bioethics Review 11, 28–39 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03351175
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