Chinese teen sells his kidney for an iPad 2 — The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8552195/Chinese-teen-sells-his-kidney-for-an-iPad-2.html
Virulent E. Coli Strain Spreads in Germany and Puzzles Health Officials — New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/world/europe/02ecoli.html
Australia in Short Supply of Donors — TOPNEWS
http://topnews.us/content/239477-australia-short-supply-donors
Approval for pre-pregnancy genetic screening — The Scotsman
By Lyndsay Moss
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Approval-for-prepregnancy-genetic-screening.6747299.jp
Canadian boy moved to US over end-of-life dispute –stltoday.com
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/article_d3a8ce5e-42e9-5f83-9c23-2b7eabb27e5b.html
Legal highs: the dark side of medicinal chemistry — naturenews
http://www.nature.com/news/2011/050111/full/469007a.html
Sale of human organs should be legalised, say surgeons — The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/sale-of-human-organs-should-be-legalised-say-surgeons-2176110.html
Kidney swap project aims to cut transplant wait time — msnbc
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40321581/ns/health-health_care
Government backtracks on gender ruling
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/government-backtracks-on-gender-ruling-20100318-qifp.html
Transplantation Ethics
As professor of medical ethics at Georgetown University’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Robert M. Veatch is an able dissector of the ethical principles involved in the arena of human organ transplantation. As a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Ethics Committee, and formerly chair of its Organ Allocation Subcommittee, Veatch has practical experience with many of the issues involved in the distribution of organs for transplantation. As chair of a local Organ-Procurement Organization (OPO) Task Force on Directed Donation, he has particular insight into procurement. While Transplantation Ethics is certainly a reference, it is more an exposition ...read more
