The demise of UKXIRA and the regulation of solid-organ xenotransplantation in the UK

Sheila McLean; Laura Williamson

doi:10.1136/jme.2007.020768

The demise of UKXIRA and the regulation of solid-organ xenotransplantation in the UK

Sheila McLean, Laura Williamson

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Abstract

The new regulations on xenotransplantation pay insufficient attention to the broad ethical (and legal) problems raised by this technique and that the abandonment of a national body with overall regulatory authority in this area is a mistake.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	373-375
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Medical Ethics
Volume	33
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2007.020768
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

UKXIRA
xenotransplantation
organ donation
bioethics

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The demise of UKXIRA and the regulation of solid-organ xenotransplantation in the UK

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