Tue, 05 Oct 2004

Coroner: Removing man's organs was homicide

Maybe I'll rethink being an organ donor when my drivers license renews next year! Apparently, the standards for deciding when to "harvest" are fairly vague, and surviving next of kin can decide to donate your parts anyway.

A western Colorado coroner said Monday that two hospitals allowed vital organs to be removed from a man before they had proven he was brain dead, and he declared the death a homicide.

(link) [CNN]

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