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Bioethicists weigh ethical, organ-transplant concerns

Economist Economist 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 technically alive, the Church is under pressure to put its foot down. More »

More about:  Vatican • organ transplants • 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

Washington Post Washington Post 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 critics question whether the donors were truly dead. More »

More about:  babies • organ transplants • transplant • heart transplants • 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

New York Times New York Times 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, a less-often-used harvesting technique. More »

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