Abstract
AbstractBone marrow transplants from one sibling to another are a challenge for medical ethics. How can the decision to donate be made freely and without coercion if the life of a child depends on it? I examine how sibling bone marrow donation can be reconciled with the moral ideal of family, specifying the meaning of care, and focusing particularly on the role of minors. I also take the example of intrafamily bone marrow transplantation as a test case to identify the dangers of care and ask how to best mediate them.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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