Anencephalic tissue transplantation

The moral issue of whether to use organs from anencephalic newborns continues to perplex philosophers, physicians, nurses and others. In Canada, the medical profession has taken a firm stance that using these organs is not an ethical practice. Does this stance have a firm footing? Countering it are a number of arguments for using these organs. In addition, parental autonomy is limited by the present practice of having doctors control the decision.