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The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

1993

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The Legal Dilemma Of Partner Notification During The Hiv Epidemic, Raymond C. O'Brien Jan 1993

The Legal Dilemma Of Partner Notification During The Hiv Epidemic, Raymond C. O'Brien

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Market And Non-Market Mechanisms For Procuring Human And Cadaveric Organs: When The Price Is Right, George P. Smith Ii Jan 1993

Market And Non-Market Mechanisms For Procuring Human And Cadaveric Organs: When The Price Is Right, George P. Smith Ii

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In the United States, as well as throughout the world, current demands for organ transplants far exceed the actual supply. Nonconsensual human donations, taken from minors, incompetents and prisoners are regulated carefully by the courts. The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and the National Organ Transplant Act serve also as statutory frameworks for organ retrievals and allocations and place various restrictions upon each. Altruistically motivated donations at death continue to be an inadequate mechanism for meeting the growing demands of the market. Included among the various approaches to resolving the critical shortage of human organs for transplantation are post mortem harvesting, …


Biomedicine And Bioethics: De Lege Lata, De Lege Ferenda, George P. Smith Ii Jan 1993

Biomedicine And Bioethics: De Lege Lata, De Lege Ferenda, George P. Smith Ii

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Reviving The Swan, Extending The Curse Of Methuselah, Or Adhering To The Kevorkian Ethic?, George P. Smith Ii Jan 1993

Reviving The Swan, Extending The Curse Of Methuselah, Or Adhering To The Kevorkian Ethic?, George P. Smith Ii

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