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Commentary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1999

Rosamond Rhodes
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Abstract

This tragic case raises two important ethical issues. One is the obvious problem of just allocation of scarce transplant organs. The other is the less obvious problem of the healthcare team's feelings of commitment to their patient. Together they present an unusual conflict for bioethics.

Type
ETHICS COMMITTEES AT WORK
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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