首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
When Christian Bernard, a South African doctor, performed the first human heart transplant in 1967, the result was a worldwide m
When Christian Bernard, a South African doctor, performed the first human heart transplant in 1967, the result was a worldwide m
admin
2013-03-11
70
问题
When Christian Bernard, a South African doctor, performed the first human heart transplant in 1967, the result was a worldwide moral debate on the ethics of transplanting organs. Hearts were not the first human organs to be transplanted but, in this case, if a donor gave his or her heart, he or she would obviously and necessarily die. Undoubtedly, another reason why the first heart transplant was so controversial was the fact that we associate so many personality traits with the heart. Questions were asked of the type: "If a person had a different heart, would he still be the same person?" or "If doctors needed a dying person’s heart, would they tend to declare him dead prematurely?" and so on.
Since that time, surgical techniques and techniques to help prevent the patient’s immunological systems from rejecting new organs have developed very quickly. Today, not only hearts and kidneys, but also such extremely delicate organs as lungs and livers, are transplanted. These developments have led to a far higher proportion of successful operations and this, in turn, has led to greater demand for transplants. At the same time, many of the original moral questions surrounding heart transplants have been almost forgotten.
However, as a result of the heavy demand for organs, a new moral dilemma has emerged. For example, in the United States there are many people who would survive if lungs were available for transplanting. In fact, about 80% of them die before a suitable donor is found. Under these circumstances who would decide if a donor were found whose lungs were equally suitable for two potential recipients? Who would decide which patient should get the organ? Would it be the doctor? Or the donor? Or the family? If such a dilemma developed it would be very difficult to resolve--and it would be a matter of life or death to the patients involved.
Who should make a decision in the organ transplant if a donor’s organ were equally suitable for two recipients?
选项
A、The doctors.
B、The donors.
C、The recipients.
D、Not mentioned in the passage.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/e7u7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
InthemonthofSeptember,inBritain,youmayseelargenumbersofbirds【C1】______onroofsandtelegraphwires.Thesebirdsar
A、Askprofessionalteachersforhelp.B、Askhisfriendforhelp.C、Postsomenoticesonthewirepoles.D、Postsomenoticesont
A、Answerphonecalls.B、Sayyourname.C、Startasmallmachine.D、Cookdifferentfood.C细节题。浏览选项可知,选项为四个动宾结构的短语,从意思看估计是考查某物的功能。该
A、Athank-younoteissignificantafteraninterview.B、Ahandwritingnoteisasgoodasane-mailnote.C、Athank-younoteshou
Althoughshehastwodaughtersofherown,shesometimeshasthesweetnessand______ofachild.
In1812,inavillagenearParis,alittleboyhithimselfintheeyewithoneofhisfather’s【B1】______tools,andbecameblind.
In1812,inavillagenearParis,alittleboyhithimselfintheeyewithoneofhisfather’s【B1】______tools,andbecameblind.
Allthewisdomoftheages,allthestoriesthathavedelightedmankindforcenturies,areeasilyandcheaply【C1】______toallof
A、Dropoffapaper.B、Gotoameeting.C、Findoutaboutacourse.D、Seeanadvertiser.C
A、Tomisunabletohearwell.B、Tomrefusedtosayanythingatthemeeting.C、Tomdoesn’tlistentohim.D、Tomwentoutofthea
随机试题
DNA复制的特点是
A.含水硫酸钙B.硫C.水合硅酸镁D.硫化汞E.二硫化二砷石膏的主要成分是()
图5—51所示单元体,法线与x轴夹角α=45°斜截面上切应力τα是()。
绳子的一端绕在内滑轮上,另一端与置于水平面上的物块B相连,如图所示。若物块B的运动方程为x=kt2,其中k为常数,外轮子半径为R。则轮缘上A点的加速度的大小为()。
计划性风险自留应预先制定损失支付计划,下列损失支付方式中,()不能体现计划性风险自留的“计划性”。
下列行为不属于法律上的处分的是()。
我们知道,苹果树产生苹果,物质产生意识。但是苹果可以离开苹果树独立存在,意识却不能离开物质独立存在。列宁认为,在认识论研究的范围之内,看到意识和物质的这种对立是必要的,如果超出这一范围,“把物质和精神即物理的东西和心理的东西当作绝对的对立,那就是极大的错误
水:水杯
元代在国际贸易上实行_______的办法,政府设立______管理经营对外贸易,1285年(至元二十二年)又实行“________”的办法。
已知某企业目标资金结构中长期债务的比重为20%,债务资金的增加额在0~10000元范围内,其利率维持5%不变。该企业与此相关的筹资总额分界点为()元。
最新回复
(
0
)