HHS Orders Reforms Following Organ Donation Lapses and Donor Risks
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced reforms to the organ transplant system after findings showed some organs were being removed from donors who still showed signs of life, with stricter protocols and potential decertification for non-compliant organ procurement organizations.
- Organ retrieval reforms ordered after some donors showed “signs of life” The Washington Post
- A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk The New York Times
- HHS Finds Systemic Disregard for Sanctity of Life in Organ Transplant System HHS.gov
- RFK Jr orders changes for organ donation network as report finds dozens were not dead when harvested The Independent
- HHS Investigation Finds Lapses in Organ Procurement Practices, Orders Reforms Dailyfly News
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