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By Robert M. Veatch. 427 pp. Washington, D.C., Georgetown University Press, 2000. $65. ISBN 0-87840-811-8.

Transplantation has long been recognized as a value-laden enterprise. However, although there have been innumerable pieces on ethical issues in transplantation, there has been no systematic treatment of the subject. Robert Veatch's newest book seeks to fill that void.

Veatch, a professor at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University, draws on his extensive experience as an ethicist affiliated with various transplantation organizations. He has been a longtime board member of the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium, as well as served on their medical advisory committee. Veatch has also been a member of the ethics committee of the United Network . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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