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NEWS ABOUT: brain-death organ donations

brain-death organ donations stories: 3 news summaries
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Bioethicists weigh ethical, organ-transplant concerns

Oct 5, 08 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The art of extracting human organs has revived a debate about when a person is actually dead, the Economist reports. Forty years ago, the Catholic Church agreed with scientists that brain dead meant dead. But now that doctors are skirting that rule, harvesting organs from horribly brain-damaged donors who are... More »

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organ transplants • Vatican • bioethics • cardiac-death organ donations • brain-death organ donations

Harvesting Babies' Organs Scrutinized

Critics say hearts removed too soon to be sure donor was dead

Aug 14, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A report on heart transplants involving babies has raised some thorny questions of medical ethics, the Washington Post reports. Hearts were taken from newborns suffering severe brain damage less than two minutes after the babies were disconnected from life support. The hearts saved the lives of terminally ill babies, but... More »

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organ transplants • heart transplants • baby • transplant • newborn • cardiac-death organ donations • brain-death organ donations • medical ethics

Case Against Transplant Doc Raises Concern

Prosecution claims he killed for organs; others say technique to blame

Feb 27, 08 11:11 AM CST
(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,... More »

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organ harvesting • organ transplants • medical malpractice • Stanford University • organ donor • hospital • Hootan Roozrokh • surgeon • cardiac-death organ donations • brain-death organ donations • American Society of Transplant Surgeons • Donate Life America • Betadine • adrenoleukodystrophy • California Transplant Donor Network • United Network for Organ Sharing

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