Xenotransplants
"118...the transplantation of organs and tissues derived from animals. 'For a xenotransplant to be licit, the transplanted organ must not
impair the integrity of the psychological or genetic identity of the
person receiving it; and there must also be a proven biological
possibility that the transplant will be successful and will not expose
the recipient to inordinate risk.' 238.... 'Uunnecessary animal suffering must be
prevented; criteria of real necessity and reasonableness must be
respected; genetic modifications that could significantly alter the
biodiversity and the balance of the species in the animal world must be
avoided' 239...."
Transplantation and personal identity
"119....the brain and the gonads are ruled out as potential transplants...."
Abuses in transplantation
"120. The sale of organs and the adoption of discriminatory or utilitarian criteria...contradict the underlying meaning of the donor's gift. As such, they are morally illicit. Abuses in transplantation and trafficking...'must find the medical community ready to unite in rejecting such unacceptable practices. Therefore they are to be decisively condemned as abominable.' 240"
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