Iran’s Out of Control Kidney Bazaar
Iran is the only country in the world that legally permits the purchase of human organs. (Yes, I...
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Allow Human Organs Grown in Animals?
A story in the Telegraph claims that Japanese scientists may soon grow human organs in animals — made from human stem cells — for later use in transplant surgery. I am dubious. From the story: A panel of scientists...
Read MoreLawsuit Contends Pressure to Declare Brain Dead
This better not be true: A lawsuit filed in Manhattan accuses an organ collecting organization of pressuring doctors to declare dead and harvest. From the New York Post story: The New York Organ Donor Network pressured hospital...
Read MoreShould the Autistic Be Denied Organ Transplants?
This is very disturbing. An autistic man has been denied a heart transplant, apparently because of his mental disability. From the AP story: In a letter, dated June 13, 2011, Dr. Susan Brozena wrote: “I have recommended...
Read More“The Killing-for-Organs Pushers”
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC I have a piece in the Daily Caller describing another in a long series of articles in professional journals arguing that it should be acceptable to kill for organs. From...
Read MoreYes to Organ Transplants for Developmentally Disabled
By Wesley J. Smith, J.D., Special Consultant to the CBC About a week ago, I was contacted privately about a situation that has since hit cyberspace very hard. A developmentally disabled girl, I was told, was being denied an...
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