If I Were a Rich Man Could I Buy a Pancreas?

A collection of essays, which cover issues such as organ procurement, in-vitro fertilization, and the rationing of medical care, residents' autonomy in nursing homes, and the ethical issues raised by the project to map and sequence the human genome.

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Arthur L. Caplan has become a significant voice in contemporary debates on health care. This volume features his most important work on such issues as organ procurement, in-vitro fertilization, and the rationing of medical care, along with new essays on residents' autonomy in nursing homes and on the ethical issues raised by the project to map and sequence the human genome.