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Case Against Transplant Doc Raises Concern

Posted Feb 27, 08 11:11 AM CST in Crime & Courts,  Science & Health 

(Newser) – Charges against a California surgeon for hastening the death of a disabled man so his organs could be harvested for transplants has advocates worried, the New York Times reports. At issue is whether Dr. Hootan Roozrokh ignored protocol in pursuit of organs for transplant or if he misused, or misunderstood, a less-often-used harvesting technique.

The case will put the "donation after cardiac death" procedure in the spotlight, and there are fears it could stop people from donating organs—and stop surgeons transplanting them. “If you think a malpractice lawsuit is scaring surgeons off, wait to see what happens when people see a surgeon being charged criminally and going to jail," one transplant expert said.

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