Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Exploitation 3. Objectification Exploitation and Commodification 4. Harm, 5. Consent 6. Coercion 7. Organs for Sale 8. Babies for Sale? 9. Patenting Life

About the Author

Stephen Wilkinson is Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Philosophy at Keele University. He has published widely on health care ethics and applied philosophy in journals including Bioethics, the Journal of Applied Philosophy, the Journal of Medical Ethics and Medical Law Review. In 1999 his article on mental illness won the Philosophical Quarterly International Essay Prize.

Reviews

'A lucid and accessible introduction to some of the ethical issues surrounding the commodification of the human body...For students of ethics, this book should be of great interest and great use.' - Stephen Bates, Political Theory

' ... the conclusions in his book clarify questions concerning the rights and wrongs of using financial incentives as a means to solve problems in procuring organs for transplantation.' - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy; A European Journal'Bodies for Sale is a lucid and timely investigation into the moral and public policy dimensions of commercializing human organ sales and surrogacy arrangements, and the patenting of human and other life forms.' - Paul M. Hughes, The Journal of Value Inquiry