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>More on "Illegal" 5-Way Kidney Transplant

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ November 21, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

>There is more information about the 5-way kidney transplant swap at Johns Hopkins. (Here’s the original Washington Post article I reported on earlier today.) An Illinois television station called the process “illegal.” Okay, sometimes issues are illegal but not immoral or unethical. Sometimes, good things are done for motives that are both ethical and slightly … Continue reading →

More on "Illegal" 5-Way Kidney Transplant

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ November 21, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

There is more information about the 5-way kidney transplant swap at Johns Hopkins. (Here’s the original Washington Post article I reported on earlier today.) An Illinois television station called the process “illegal.” Okay, sometimes issues are illegal but not immoral or unethical. Sometimes, good things are done for motives that are both ethical and slightly … Continue reading →

>Ambivalence on Quintuple Kidney Transplant

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ November 21, 2006 ⋅ 2 Comments

>The news from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore about an historic 5-kidney “marathon” transplant among 4 pairs of relatives and 2 unrelated people troubles me on several different levels. 5 people will (hopefully) have a better life now, and that’s wonderful, a miracle. And, that 5th, unrelated recipient is one of the luckiest people on earth! … Continue reading →

Ambivalence on Quintuple Kidney Transplant

Posted by bnuckols ⋅ November 21, 2006 ⋅ Leave a comment

The news from Johns Hopkins in Baltimore about an historic 5-kidney “marathon” transplant among 4 pairs of relatives and 2 unrelated people troubles me on several different levels. 5 people will (hopefully) have a better life now, and that’s wonderful, a miracle. And, that 5th, unrelated recipient is one of the luckiest people on earth! … Continue reading →