Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Organ Transplants: An Overview Arthur Caplan 11
2 The US Has Failed to Establish an Effective Organ Procurement Policy T. Randolph Beard John D. Jackson David L. Kaserman 18
3 The Gap Between Supply and Demand for Organs Must Be Closed The Economist 29
4 Around the World, Innovative Programs Boost Organ Donations Alex Tabarrok 39
5 Registered Donors Should Have Priority Access to Organs for Transplant Katrina A. Bramstedt 46
6 Younger Patients Should Have Priority Access to Organs for Transplantation Katie Moisse 55
7 Teens Undergoing Organ Transplants Do Not Fare As Well As Older Patients Lauran Neergaard 58
8 Illegal Organ Trafficking Is a Serious Global Problem Jeneen Interlandi 62
9 Living Kidney Donations May Not Be Safe for Donors R. Michael Hofmann 71
10 The Criteria for Determining Donor Death Should Be Changed Robert D. Truog Franklin G. Miller 78
11 Brain Death Is an Ethical Criterion for Organ Removal for Transplantation James M. Dubois 84
12 Brain Death Is Not an Ethical Criterion for Organ Removal for Transplant Paul A. Byrne 92
13 Cardiac Death Is a Controversial Criterion for Organ Removal for Transplant Alister Browne 98
Organizations to Contact 108
Bibliography 112
Index 116