This book offers a theoretical and practical overview of the specific ethical and legal issues
in pediatric organ transplantation. Written by a team of leading experts Ethical Issues in
Pediatric Organ Transplantation addresses those difficult ethical questions concerning clinical
organizational legal and policy issues including donor recipient and allocation issues.
Challenging topics including children as donors donation after cardiac death misattributed
paternity familial conflicts of interest developmental disability as a listing criteria
small bowel transplant and considerations in navigating the media are discussed. It serves as
a fundamental handbook and resource for pediatricians transplant health care professionals
trainees graduate students scholars practitioners of bioethics and health policy makers.
