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Organ Donation

Organ Donation. Moral Implications. Transplant technology is developing so rapidly that new practices are outpacing society’s ability to explore their moral implications. Moral Implications. One body can provide 1 heart or 4 heart valves 2 lungs 2 kidneys 1 liver 1 pancreas 2 hip joints

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Organ Donation

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  1. Organ Donation Moral Implications

  2. Transplant technology is developing so rapidly that new practices are outpacing society’s ability to explore their moral implications. Moral Implications

  3. One body can provide • 1 heart or 4 heart valves • 2 lungs • 2 kidneys • 1 liver • 1 pancreas • 2 hip joints • 1 jawbone • 6 ear bones • 2 corneas • Bone Marrow • Limb bones and ribs • Ligaments, tendons, and pieces of cartilage • Skin • Blood vessels Organ Donation

  4. What types of factors should be taken into consideration when deciding which particular individual will receive a transplant? • Best chance of living and surviving the operation • Most likely to die within a short time • Blood type • Has the person received an organ before • Age • Value to society • Person waiting the longest • Previous/current lifestyle – was the medical problem self induced • Ability to pay Ethics of Allocating organs

  5. What limits, if any, should be placed on human efforts to overcome death? • Science is evolving at an incredible rate. Are all these developments steps in the right direction? The Big Questions

  6. With medical breakthroughs, supposed it is possible to complete a successful brain transplant. Sarah has died in an accident, and her family has given consent to give her brain to Kelly. Who exists after the operation? • Option A: It is Sarah, but with a new body. • Option B: It is Kelly, but with a new brain. • Option C: It is a combination of both girls What makes you…You?

  7. In a provocative new paper, an Italian neuroscientist outlines how to perform a complete human head transplant, arguing that such a surgical procedure is now within the realm of possibility. • 07/08/2013 • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/06/head-transplant-italian-neuroscientist_n_3533391.html Medical Breakthrough or Ethical can of worms?

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