Monday, October 19· 6:30pm
Conversations in Bioethics | When Bodies Become Markets: The Ethics of Organ Sales
As part of our new series, join faculty from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics to examine some of the most challenging questions in bioethics today. Thousands of patients are awaiting life-saving transplants and some argue that financial incentives could increase organ donation, while others warn that
read more ▾
organ markets could lead to exploitation and inequity. Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH, and Mario Macis, PhD, will examine the values, assumptions, and ethical tensions underlying this debate. This program is presented in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Dracopoulos-Bloomberg iDeas Lab with additional support provided by Andreas Dracopoulos.