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Docs push for cash rewards for organ donation
posted by Julie Grimstad
Thursday, June 26, 2008
This is a disturbing article about physicians wanting to try paying people to donate either their own organs or those of their "brain dead" loved ones. The article also contains some information about the actual percentage of organs suitable for transplant that are now being harvested. Consider this statement: "'If you've only got 20 percent more you get organs from, is it 20 percent who could be swayed?' [Dr.] Hippen said." If they are already getting up to 80% of all transplantable organs, why are organ procurers always crying about not enough organ donors? Some of us can't be cajoled, coerced or bought!!! See article at:
Labels: Organ Donation and Transplantation