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Provides a thorough review of the ethical issues pertaining to the definition of death, the application of extraordinary care, informing patients of a life-threatening illness, and the harvesting of organs for transplant.
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About the Author
Veatch is Professor of Medical Ethics at Georgetown University's Kennedy Institute of Ethics. He has served on the board of the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium since 1988, and on the United Network for Organ Sharing's Ethics Committee from 1989-1995.
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