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HHS seeking to reform organ donation system

The Department of Health and Human Services announced an initiative to reform the U.S. organ transplant system after a federal investigation uncovered what it called disturbing practices at an organ procurement organization that served Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. “Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. “The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is treated with the sanctity it deserves.” The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reviewed 351 cases where organ donation had been authorized but ultimately was not completed, meaning no organs were recovered or transplanted. In many of those cases, however, the donation process had already been initiated. In at least 28 cases, HRSA found evidence that organ procurement may have started before patients were legally dead, raising ethical and legal questions. ------------------------------------- Join our newsletter at https://bit.ly/2q1tepr Follow us on Facebook:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on Twitter:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on Instagram:   / scrippsnews   Follow us on TikTok:   / scrippsnews