title: Response: persistent perplexities.
abstract: This response to the preceding five articles highlights the stubborn persistence of the philosophical perplexities surrounding commodification in the realm of medicine and biotechnology.
authors.affiliation: Program on Law, Science, and Technology, Stanford University.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Radin
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003132:Commerce; D032821:Commodification; D004345:Drug Industry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D010330:Patents as Topic; D011203:Poverty; D012945:Social Values; D013405:Suicide; D013533:Gestational Carriers; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D026712:Value of Life