Tag Archives: organ donation
Death “Morally Insignificant” in Organ Donation
By Wesley J. Smith I have been warning for several years that many in bioethics and the organ transplant community hope to legalize killing for organs, that is, taking organs from the living. The latest example comes in the Cambridge
Organ Request OK Before End of Life Decision
By Wesley J. Smith There are two protocols for donating vital organs after death. One involves brain death, and one involves removing life support, waiting for cardiac arrest, and then procuring organs after a few minutes. This post deals with
Belgium becomes world leader in organ removal after euthanasia as Oxford academics suggest the practice could generate 2,200 more organs a year in UK
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. According to a recent report Belgium is
Denmark shocked by story of brain-dead donor’s recovery
By Michael Cook The world of organ donation in Denmark is in turmoil. A documentary was aired earlier this month which showed family members reacting in anguish to the news that their 19-year-old daughter was brain dead after a car
Denmark shocked by story of brain-dead donor’s recovery
By Michael Cook The world of organ donation in Denmark is in turmoil. A documentary was aired earlier this month which showed family members reacting in anguish to the news that their 19-year-old daughter was brain dead after a car
No to Human Organ Farms!
By Wesley J. Smith Here we go again! The push to transform the most ill and disabled living human bodies into so many organ farms continues among some bioethicists and within organ transplant ethical discourse. Now, an article in the
Man Wakes as Doctors Talk Organ Donation with Family
By Dave Andrusko It’s a story that ought to send a chill up and down your spine. As doctors broached the topic of organ donation with the family of Sam Schmid, the 21-year-old college student “began to respond, holding up