Council publishes report on animal-to-human transplants
The Council has published a report entitled 'Animal-to-human transplants: the ethics of xenotransplantation' addressing the complex ethical and safety issue, such as: is it ethical to use animals to...
View ArticleXenotransplantation - Chapter downloads
You can download the individual chapters of this report using the links below. (All files are PDFs and less than 200 KB)Chapter 1 - The promise and the problemsChapter 2 - Alternatives to...
View ArticleXenotransplantation - Key findings
At the time of this report, attempts were being made to develop animal organs that can be transplanted into humans. Both pigs and, in the US, baboons were being developed for transplantation. This...
View ArticleXenotransplantation - Terms of reference
1. To review recent and prospective advances in xenografts and the current and prospective applications of such procedures. For these purposes xenografts are defined as the transplantation of animal...
View ArticleXenotransplantation - External consultation
A public consultation was launched in April 1995 as part of the inquiry. Over eighty responses were received from a wide range of individuals and organisations including: Universities and research...
View ArticleXenotransplantation
Transplants save thousands of lives every year, but there are not enough human organs donated for everybody who needs them. The shortage has led to attempts to develop animal organs that can be...
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