Banking on the Body

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Property, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: Kara W. Swanson ISBN: 9780674369498
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: May 12, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Kara W. Swanson
ISBN: 9780674369498
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: May 12, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Each year Americans supply blood, sperm, and breast milk to "banks" that store these products for use by strangers in medical procedures. Who gives, who receives, who profits? Kara Swanson traces body banks from the first experiments that discovered therapeutic uses for body products to current websites that facilitate a thriving global exchange.
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Each year Americans supply blood, sperm, and breast milk to "banks" that store these products for use by strangers in medical procedures. Who gives, who receives, who profits? Kara Swanson traces body banks from the first experiments that discovered therapeutic uses for body products to current websites that facilitate a thriving global exchange.

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