Organ Transplants
This book provides readers with a variety of articles discussing the issues surrounding organ transplants. Essays explore ethical issues related to organ transplantation, global programs that encourage organ donation, issues related to "transplant tourists" and the illicit transplant organ trade, and how brain and cardiac death impact organ harvesting.
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Review: Organ Transplants"Each well-chosen selection raises fascinating questions about the legal and ethical aspects of each issue, inviting teens' empathy with personal histories as well as facts. With up-to-date, relevant resource lists and expertly edited selections, these volumes, like others in the venerable series, are natural choices to support high-school debates and classroom discussion."—Booklist, March 2011
