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Ethical issues related to the artificial heart

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This paper is a general survey of ethical issues related to the artificial heart. It begins by looking at the history of funding of the artificial heart program through the National Institute of Health in 1965. Attention is paid to the problem of the lack of planning related to social, ethical, economic, and legal implications. The paper then deals with three areas of ethical concerns. They are those issues relating to the experimental versus therapeutic benefits, the cost, and public involvement with a private interest.

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    Gary C. Augustin D. Min. (is a minister)

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Augustin, G.C. Ethical issues related to the artificial heart. J Relig Health 25, 177–187 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01534013

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