Body –to-head transplant; a "caputal" crime? Examining the corpus of ethical and legal issues
Abstract Neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero proposed the HEAVEN procedure – i.e. head anastomosis venture – several years ago, and has recently received approval from the relevant regulatory bodies to perform this body-head transplant (BHT) in China. The BHT procedure involves attaching the donor body (D)...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13010-018-0063-2 |