Legal Developments
Author: Margaret R. Moreland, J.D., M.S.L.S..
Source: Volume 04, Number 04, May/June 2003 , pp.52-53(2)

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Abstract:
Organ transplants greatly improve the chances of survival for many seriously ill patients. Nevertheless, ordinarily transplants have not been available to inmates since the general rule is that a correctional facility is required to provide adequate medical care - not necessarily the most effective treatment.Keywords: Estelle v. Gamble, Trop v. Dulles, Suckrum v. Goord, Dionne v. Brodeur, Jackson v. McIntosh, Fernandez, Barron v. Keohane, Clark v. Hedrick
Affiliations:
1: Pace University School of Law Library.