Susan E. Paris

Susan E. Paris maintains in the following viewpoint that using animals as organ donors is necessary because there are not enough human donors to meet the demand for organs. Paris contends that thousands of human lives can be saved by transplanting the healthy organs of animals into humans with kidney, liver, and other problems. She claims that health risks—such as the transference of disease—associated with transplanting the organs of one species into another are negligible. Susan E. Paris is president of Americans for Medical Progress, an organization that works to raise public awareness concerning the use of animals in research.

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1. What is xenotransplantation, according to Paris"
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