title: Anencephalics as organ donors.
abstract: This paper reviews objections to the proposal to allow parents of anencephalics to donate their infant's organs for transplantation and finds them unpersuasive. Instead, interpretations of 'Baby Doe' legislation, a 'higher-brain' functional conception of death, the idea of 'viability' in many abortion statutes, and the wishes of many patients, give strong support for the proposal for organ transplantation using anencephalics.
authors.affiliation: Medical Ethics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37223.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zaner
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D001926:Brain Death / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D028723:Personhood; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035761:Wedge Argument