Pressing ethical issues relating to clinical pig organ transplantation studies
Daniel J. Hurst,
David K. C. Cooper
Abstract:Clinical pig heart transplant experiments have been undertaken, and further clinical experiments and/or clinical trials of gene‐edited pig organ xenotransplantation are anticipated. The ethical issues relating to xenotransplantation have been discussed for decades but with little resolution. Consideration of certain ethical issues is more urgent than others, and the need to attain consensus is important. These issues include: (i) patient selection criteria for expanded access and/or clinical trials; (ii) appro… Show more
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