Our Bodies Belong to God: Organ Transplants, Islam, and the Struggle for Human Dignity in Egypt

by Sherine Hamdy and Hamdy

Book Overview

Why has Egypt, a pioneer of organ transplantation, been reluctant to pass a national organ transplant law for more than three decades? This book analyzes the national debate over organ transplantation in Egypt as it has unfolded during a time of major social and political transformation--including mounting dissent against a brutal regime, the privatization of health care, advances in science, the growing gap between rich and poor, and the Islamic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520271769
• ISBN13: 9780520271760
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"