Ethical Challenges of Organ Transplantation

Solveig Lena Hansen, born in 1984, is a postdoctoral researcher at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany. After an MA in Comparative Literature, she did her PhD in Bioethics at the University of Göttingen in 2016. Her ethical research focusses on organ transplantation, stem cells, and obesity. She also specializes in the field of narrative bioethics, analyzing the negotiation of bioethical issues in literature and film.

Silke Schicktanz, born in 1970, is full-professor at the Department of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine at the University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany. Her research focuses on the cultural and ethical study of biomedicine. She has lead many international cooperations and was visiting researcher at UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, Tel Aviv University, JNU Delhi, Montreal Université and University of Lancaster.

»The book effectively guides its readers through various topics, issues, theoretical perspectives, and methodological orientations dominating the organtransplantation debate. As highlighted by the editors,it not only provides an encompassing overview but also emphasizes forms of discomfort and criticism.The book is therefore recommended not only for scientific but also for teaching purposes and can servea multidisciplinary student audience. Moreover, the book can benefit physicians, policymakers, and other professionals.« Nitzan Rimon Zarfaty, Journal of Bioethnical Inquiry, 13.02.2024 »While some of the more theoretical chapters may not be of interest to clinicians, they provide in depth explanations of some of the underlying foundations of transplant ethics and are worth reading for anyone interested in these topics. The more practical chapters are well worth reading and provide excellent references for further exploration of these topics.« Anji E. Wall, Am J Transplant, 22 (2022) »This book is a must-read for anyone interested in a state-of-the-art overview of the organ donation field and the various ethical issues associated with it.« Andreas Albertsen, Ethical and Moral Practice, 26 (2023) »Der Sammelband bietet [...] einen Einblick in die Vielfalt der thematischen und methodischen Zugänge in der gegenwärtigen medizinethischen Debatte zur Organtransplantation, der eine hervorragende Ergänzung zu anderen Überblickswerken bietet.« Nadia Primc, Ethik in der Medizin, 34 (2022)

»While some of the more theoretical chapters may not be of interest to clinicians, they provide in depth explanations of some of the underlying foundations of transplant ethics and are worth reading for anyone interested in these topics. The more practical chapters are well worth reading and provide excellent references for further exploration of these topics.«