Ethik und Recht 1. Hirntod und Organspende

From the content:
S. Bellanger, A. Steinbrecher, U. Tröhler, New Uncertainties of Death - Discussion on Brain Death in Switzerland in the 1960s.
H. Angstwurm, Brain Death from a Medical Perspective.
R. Stoecker, Brain Death as a Criterion for Death: Ethical Positions.
R. Litz, Brain Death in a Plural Society from a Theological Perspective.
W. Höfling, Brain Death in a Plural Society from a Legal Perspective.
H. Rüping, Material and Immaterial Aspects of Criminal Protection of the Corpse.
A. Kesselring, Organ Removal and Organ Donation: Experiences of Caregivers.
P. Becchi, Information and Consent for Organ Donation: The New Italian Law and its 'Eternal' Transition Phase.
F.-C. Schroeder, Organ Trade: On the Draft of the Swiss Transplantation Law.
M. Quante, Off to the Body Shop? Objections to the Legalization of Trade in Human Organs.
S. Martinoli / U. Kostka, Awareness Raising for Organ Donation: The Example of Ticino.
A. Bondolfi, The Status of the Corpse in Relation to Organ Removal.
W. Brandstetter, The Legal Limits of Organ Removal from Corpses for Transplantation Purposes in Austria.
P. Lachenmeier, Legal Aspects of Brain Death in Switzerland.

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