PDF-(BOOS)-New Organs Within Us: Transplants and the Moral Economy (Experimental futures)

New Organs Within Us is a richly detailed and conceptually innovative ethnographic analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey Drawing on the moving stories of kidneytransplant patients and physicians in Istanbul Aslihan Sanal examines how imported biotechnologies are made meaningful and acceptable not only to patients and doctors but also to the patients families and Turkish society more broadly She argues that the psychological theory of object relations and the Turkish concept of benimsemethe process of accepting something foreign by making it ones ownhelp to explain both the rituals that physicians perform to make organ transplantation viable in Turkey and the psychic transformations experienced by patients who suffer renal failure and undergo dialysis and organ transplantation Soon after beginning dialysis patients are told that transplantable kidneys are in short supply they should look for an organ donor Poorer patients add their names to the staterun organ share lists Wealthier patients pay for organs and surgeries often in foreign countries such as India Russia or Iraq Sanal links Turkeys expanding trade in illegal organs to patients desires to be free from dialysis machines physicians qualms about declaring braindeath and mediahyped rumors of a criminal organ mafia as well as to the countrys political instability the privatization of its hospitals and its position as a hub in the global market for organs. Major ethical issues. As with many other bioethical issues raised in this book, the existence of those issues has resulted because of the development of new medical technologies. . In some cases, one of the ethical questions that might be raised is whether the technology should be used at all. . Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, . Meagan Kelly, and . Lawrence Ngo. (Duke University,. MAD Lab). A Case. A terrorist has hidden a large bomb where it will kill thousands of innocent people unless you disarm it. The only way to save them is to torture the terrorist in order to find out where the bomb is. Should you torture the terrorist?. Stem Cell Transplantation. 2012. Summary Slides. SUM12_1.ppt. Location of Centers Participating . in the CIBMTR. 2012. SUM12_22.ppt. Slide 2. Transplants. SUM12_23.ppt. Slide . 3. Transplant Activity in the U.S.. Aisling Cleary . Traditional Heart Transplants. First heart transplant = performed in 1967. Today 3,800 performed worldwide per year . Traditionally transported in cooler on ice. Picture of first heart transplant in 1967. 22: Speculation. Futures. Hedge. use futures to reduce risk on an existing position. Speculate. use futures to take on risk in the hope of making a profit. Arbitrage. Use the difference between spot and futures prices to generate risk-free profit . Shane Pennington. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jov0bWNx0M. “Organ and tissue transplants offer patients a new chance at healthy, productive, normal lives and return them to their families, friends and communities. You have the power to change someone's world by being a donor. It's about living. It's about Life.”. &. Stuart Rachels. The Problem of Definition. There are many rival theories, each expounding a different conception of what it means to live morally, and any definition that goes beyond Socrates’ simple formulation (“how we ought to live”) is bound to offend at least one of them.. 2. A. Forward vs. Futures Markets. 1. Forward contracting involves a contract initiated at one time and performance in accordance with the terms of the contract occurring at a subsequent time. . Example: A highly prized St. Bernard has just given birth to a litter of pups. A buyer agrees to buy one pup for $400. The exchange cannot take place for 6 weeks. The buyer and seller agree to exchange (sell) the pup in 6 weeks for $400. This is a forward contract; both parties are obligated to go through with the deal.. By: Alicia Myall. Type 1 Diabetes. Also known as “insulin dependant diabetes” or “juvenile onset diabetes”. Life long illness. Most likely to be diagnosed in children, adolescents, and young adults. . Adherence Pressures Post-Transplant. Laura Guidry-Grimes, PhD. Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics . . Clinical Ethicist. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences .  . Arkansas Children’s Hospital . No one argues the need for transplants. The debate centers on how to satisfy the great need for healthy organs. Advances in medical technology and science have made organ procurement, or the search and transfer of organs and tissue from one body to another, a very important issue. Since the demand for healthy organs far exceeds the supply, many questions enter this debate, blending medicine with politics, ethics, research, religion, and other concerns. How are we to meet the need? Can we do so and still respect personal ethics and religious convictions? Can organs be obtained without turning medical emergencies into free-market enterprise? Should people be permitted to sell their organs? Should animals be sacrificed to save the lives of humans? Could cloning be considered as a future source of organs?With more than thirty of the most important, influential, and up-to-date articles from leaders in ethics, medicine, philosophy, law, and politics, The Ethics of Organ Transplants examines the numerous and tangled issues that surround organ procurement and distribution.Co-edited by Dr. Arthur L. Caplan, a world recognized scholar in bioethics and health policy, this volume divides the issue into five related areas: (1) sources of organs for transplantation and various methods of transplants, including living donations, fetal tissue use, defining brain death, and nonhuman organ transfer (2) policy, including presumed consent, required requests, and mandated choice to relieve the shortage problem (3) the ethics of selling organs, the effect on supply and use of organs, making organ procurement a global effort (4) case histories and questions on who should (not) receive transplants and (5) the value In Placing Outer Space Lisa Messeri traces how the place-making practices of planetary scientists transform the void of space into a cosmos filled with worlds that can be known and explored. Making planets into places is central to the daily practices and professional identities of the astronomers, geologists, and computer scientists Messeri studies. She takes readers to the Mars Desert Research Station and a NASA research center to discuss ways scientists experience and map Mars. At a Chilean observatory and in MIT\'s labs she describes how they discover exoplanets and envision what it would be like to inhabit them. Today’s planetary science reveals the universe as densely inhabited by evocative worlds, which in turn tells us more about Earth, ourselves, and our place in the universe. Definitions. What is Political Economy. Dictionary of economic terms defines political economy as:. According to Raymond Williams:. The term “economics” is rooted in the classical Greek “. oikos. Michael Taylor. FinPricing. https://finpricing.com/download.html. Currency Future. . A currency future or an FX future is a future contract between two parties to exchange one currency for another at a fixed exchange rate on a fixed future date. .