Ethical Challenges of Organ Transplantation

Current Debates and International Perspectives
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-8376-4643-6
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 3, 358 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 555 g

Reihe: Bioethik / Medizinethik

This collection features comprehensive overviews of the various ethical challenges in organ transplantation. International readings well-grounded in the latest developments in the life sciences are organized into systematic sections and engage with one another, offering complementary views. All core issues in the global ethical debate are covered: donating and procuring organs, allocating and receiving organs, as well as considering alternatives. Due to its systematic structure, the volume provides an excellent orientation for researchers, students, and practitioners alike to enable a deeper understanding of some of the most controversial issues in modern medicine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hansen, Solveig Lena

Schicktanz, Silke

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Transplantationschirurgie

Über Autor(innen)

Schicktanz, Silke
Silke Schicktanz, born in 1970, is full-professor at the Department of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany. Her research focuses on the cultural and ethical study of biomedicine. She has lead many international cooperations and was visiting researcher at UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, Tel Aviv University, JNU Delhi, Montreal Université and University of Lancaster.

Hansen, Solveig Lena
Solveig Lena Hansen, born in 1984, is a postdoctoral researcher at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany. After an MA in Comparative Literature, she did her PhD in Bioethics at the University of Göttingen in 2016. Her ethical research focusses on organ transplantation, stem cells, and obesity. She also specializes in the field of narrative bioethics, analyzing the negotiation of bioethical issues in literature and film.

Solveig Lena Hansen, born in 1984, is a lecturer for ethics at the University of Bremen, Faculty 11 (Human and Health Sciences). Previously, she was a research associate at the University Medical Center Göttingen. After an MA in Comparative Literature, she did her PhD in Bioethics at the University of Göttingen in 2016. Her ethical research focusses on organ transplantation, health communication, and obesity. She also specializes in the field of medical/health humanities, analyzing the negotiation of bioethical issues in literature and film.
Silke Schicktanz, born in 1970, is full-professor at the Department of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany. Her research focuses on the cultural and ethical study of biomedicine. She has lead many international cooperations and was visiting researcher at UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, Tel Aviv University, JNU Delhi, Montreal Université and University of Lancaster.