Description
While there is extensive information available about organizations that receive donated organs for transplant, much less is known about those that accept tissue and whole bodies for medical education and research. Throughout the United States, nontransplant anatomical donation organizations exist within an ambiguous sector of the donation industry, unencumbered by federal regulations. Although these companies adhere to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, the lack of a single entity responsible for overseeing their operations has led to public skepticism and animosity among competing businesses. Legislation has the potential to legitimize the industry. For it to be successful, however, the intricacies of a complex market that deals directly with the movement of human remains and intangible issues of human integrity and morality, must be thoroughly understood.
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Title
- The Market For Bodies: Investigating the Landscape of Nontransplant Anatomical Donation Organizations
Contributors
- Glynn, Emily Sanders (Author)
- Brian, Jennifer (Thesis director)
- Fisher, Rebecca (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Nutrition and Health Promotion (Contributor)
- Department of English (Contributor)
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2015-05
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