…opt national standards prohibiting organ procurement staff from initiating organ donation discussions with individuals or family members before they have made a decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. The OPTN Board is scheduled to vote at its June 24-25 meeting on a policy allowing individual hospitals to set their own organ procurement standards regarding the timing of such discussions. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) June 20, 2013 Not Dead Yet, a…
…h Meslin and Goldhirsh gave their one-sided arguments in favor of allowing organ donations from Death Row inmates. Ratigan, who is generally very articulate, animated and aggressive when on his turf, was clearly over his head and offered virtually nothing in the way of counter-arguments. It had about as much lively “debate” as I imagine Larry King exchanging views on collective bargaining with the Koch brothers would have. To me, one of the most i…
…e wrote a piece for the Washington Post entitled “Changes in controversial organ donation method stir fears.” According to his report today on NPR: The board of directors of the United Network for Organ Sharing will open a two-day meeting at the organization’s headquarters in Richmond, Va., to consider new guidelines for donation after cardiac death. Donation after cardiac death involves removing organs minutes after life-support has been stopped…
…state Sen. Dale Risinger’s bill to establish a presumed consent policy for organ donation in Illinois. Sometimes called the opt-out policy, presumed consent has been adopted by many countries and has significantly reduced shortages and waiting time for donated organs. Rather than requiring people to sign up to be a potential organ donor, everyone is considered a potential donor except those who specifically opt out of the program. Risinger’s bill…
…onation discussions or to allow for family-initiated discussions regarding organ donation. While we appreciate the acknowledgement that “the donation discussion should ideally occur after the decision to withdraw life-sustaining measures”, this admission falls far short of a “Requirement” and is virtually meaningless as guidance for hospital or OPO activity. The Requirements should be viewed as akin to regulations, developed by OPTN but subject to…
