Statement of the Committee on Morals and Ethics of the Transplantation Society

Special Articles1 October 1971Statement of the Committee on Morals and Ethics of the Transplantation SocietyJOHN P. MERRILL, M.D.JOHN P. MERRILL, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-75-4-631 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe years 1960 to 1970 saw the development of a swell of opinion of which ripples had been evident in the preceding decade. Increasingly, all segments of society have become aware of and audibly responsive to the moral and social impact of their interests and creative work. From within and without the scientific community this awareness has taken many forms; self-security and concern with the effects of advances in knowledge and technology upon ecology, population control, national posture, and a multitude of other social problems. The protein chemist has given us his opinion on nuclear testing and the pediatrician his... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts▸From the Committee on Morals and Ethics of the Transplantation Society. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByEpistemic Communities, Human Rights, and the Global Diffusion of Legislation against the Organ TradeDonating a Kidney in Taiwan: A Study of 90 Relative Living DonorsThe Transplantation Society: A Global PresenceLiving Kidney Donation: Evolution and Technical Aspects of Donor NephrectomyLiving donor transplant: wider selection criteriaReimbursement, 'rewarded gifting', financial incentives and commercialism in living organ donationPreventing Commercial Transactions in Human Organs and Tissues: An International Overview of Regulatory and Administrative MeasuresEthical Issues in Brain Death and Multiorgan TransplantationRenal transplantationUse of living donors in renal transplantationRenal Transplantation in ChildrenEthische und rechtliche Probleme der OrgantransplantationBrain DeathAltruism and Coercion: Should Children Serve as Kidney Donors?Cadaveric Kidneys for Transplantation: Is There a Need for More?Medizinische Extremsituationen und der sterbende PatientOrgan Donation: For Whose Sake?CARL H. FELLNER, M.D.Ethical and Moral Problems in the Use of Artificial and Transplanted OrgansAttitudes, Practices, and Ethical Positions among Transplant Centers Concerning Living Kidney Donor SelectionEthical issues in living related donors 1 October 1971Volume 75, Issue 4Page: 631-633KeywordsChemistsEcologyPostural controlProteinsTransplantation Issue Published: 1 October 1971 PDF DownloadLoading ...