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HUMAN HEAD TRANSPLANTS: WHY IT'S TIME FOR A SERIOUS DEBATE.
- Source :
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Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics . Fall2018, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p163-168. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The article discusses human head transplants and debates on its based on the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley indicating tha even if the procedure were to attain technical and safety feasibility, it's of importance to demonstrate now why human head transplants should never be done ethically. Topics include responsibilities of American medical-research community, use of HEAVEN (HEad Anastomosis VENture) and SCF (GEMINI3 SPINAL CORD FUSION), and sociological aspects of human head transplants.
- Subjects :
- *CEPHALOSOMATIC anastomosis
*MEDICAL ethics
*SURGICAL transplantation & society
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0266688X
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ethics & Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132864844