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Presumed Consent

01/26/2017 / By David Gutierrez

New law in France: ‘Presumed consent’ means everyone automatically becomes an organ donor; you have to opt-out

Under a new law that took effect on January 1, every citizen of France is now presumed to be an organ donor. Under the “presumed consent” law, citizens not wishing to have their organs or tissues harvested upon their death must enter their names on a National Rejection Register. As of January 2, about 150,000 […]

08/10/2016 / By D. Samuelson

Organ donor wakes up during harvesting of her body parts after doctors jumped to conclusions

According to Organdonor.gov, the first two recorded organ transplants in the U.S. used the skin in 1860 and the cornea in 1906. It wasn’t until 1954 that doctor’s performed the first kidney transplant, and to this day, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), reports the kidney as being the number one requested, sought and utilized transplant organ. The kidneys are blood-purifying organs, so be sure […]

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