Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Brain dead patients could be kept alive to harvest their organs

Brain dead patients could be kept alive to harvest their organs for NHS - Telegraph: UK hospitals could be allowed to keep patients with massive brain injuries alive solely to harvest their organs. NHS Blood and Transplant is considering radical ways to increase the supply of organs - including that registered donors should receive preferential treatment. The 19 million people on the Organ Donation Register could also be given preference in the event of needing an organ, over those who are not.

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