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The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants

The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants

Malcolm Cooper, Mayumi Hieda
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466685741|ISBN10: 1466685743|EISBN13: 9781466685758
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch017
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Cooper, Malcolm, and Mayumi Hieda. "The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants." Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism, edited by Malcolm Cooper, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 232-244. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch017

APA

Cooper, M. & Hieda, M. (2015). The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants. In M. Cooper, K. Vafadari, & M. Hieda (Eds.), Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism (pp. 232-244). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch017

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Cooper, Malcolm, and Mayumi Hieda. "The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human Trafficking, and Organ Transplants." In Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism, edited by Malcolm Cooper, Kazem Vafadari, and Mayumi Hieda, 232-244. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch017

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Abstract

There are 4 principles that should govern the response of the healthcare system in its treatment of individual medical problems. These may be summarized as: 1. medical care should be accessible to all; 2. the principle of patient autonomy should govern decision-making; 3. medical treatment should be recognized as being part of cultural behavior; and, 4. the medical profession should support the benefit of the patient. However, the combination of these with the rising cost of healthcare and the impact of globalization, has led to a dark side for medical tourism. In this situation, both patients and physicians are faced with ethical, human security and sustainability issues. This chapter examines 3 major issues in medical tourism: end of life choice, trafficking in human bodies and body parts, and organ transplants. In the healthcare systems of many countries, these issues can also involve criminal activities.

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