A Death Retold

“Well worth reading. . . . Recommended.” — CHOICE

“Provides inspiration and insight . . . for those grappling with the paradoxes of organ transplants in other settings.” — Medical History

“This valued text belongs on the reference shelves in the libraries of our colleges of medicine and nursing, as this text could serve as the primary reference for an entire semester ethics course.” — Journal of the National Medical Association

“This cautionary tale is well worth reading. Recommended.” — CHOICE

“Experts in history, sociology, medical ethics, communication, immigrations studies, transplant surgery, anthropology, and health law . . . provide a broad overview of some of the most interesting issues facing organ transplantation today. . . . A very worthwhile read.” — American Journal of Transplantation

“The linchpin for this remarkable set of essays is the death of an illegal immigrant due to a ‘botched’ transplant. Situating discussion of this particular medical error and responses to it in a broad context, contributors raise vexing questions about medical citizenship, human rights and justice, immigration policies, and the global activity of organ tourism and trafficking. Intransigent moral and social problems associated with transplant technology are laid bare for critical reflection.” — Margaret Lock, author of Twice Dead: Organ Transplants and the Reinvention of Death

“This is a fascinating volume full of divergent takes on a difficult set of issues. It expands the all-too-narrow contemporary boundaries of bioethics by taking a view beyond academic philosophy. As a whole the volume adds considerably to the understanding of celebrated cases such as that of Jesica Santillan.” — Walter M. Robinson, Dalhousie Medical School

“The authors of these essays come from a wide range of disciplines; together, they achieve a rare kind of interactive interdisciplinarity. Because of its scope, its human poignancy, its narrative and literary qualities, and its bearing upon important social and cultural phenomena and issues that at once include and transcend organ transplantation and medicine, this volume should have a wide-ranging, appreciative audience.” — Renée C. Fox, Annenberg Professor Emerita of the Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania