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07Jun/18

New ‘opt-out’ law makes every Icelander an organ donor by default – Big Think (blog)


Big Think (blog)

New ‘opt-out’ law makes every Icelander an organ donor by default
Big Think (blog)
Iceland has passed a law that changes its organ donation program from ‘opt-in’ to ‘opt-out’, effectively turning every citizen into a donor unless otherwise specified. Under the new regulations, citizens are presumed to be donors but it’s still illegal

07Jun/18

3 moms become ‘scar sisters’ after being living organ donors for daughters – Today.com


Today.com

3 moms become ‘scar sisters’ after being living organ donors for daughters
Today.com
Navarro was struggling to understand organ donation, so she joined a Facebook group for parents whose kids had biliary atresia. That is where she virtually “met” fellow mom Margaret Rollins, who provided something that few others could offer: Rollins’ …

05Jun/18

Huntsville’s organ donating, granite sculpting, cross-country hitchhiking Chuck Norris – www.muskokaregion.com/


www.muskokaregion.com/

Huntsville’s organ donating, granite sculpting, cross-country hitchhiking Chuck Norris
www.muskokaregion.com/
The man with the distinctive 1980s Hulk Hogan-style haircut and a workshop beside the highway is a well-known sight around Huntsville’s downtown. The pop culture-referencing artisan who has hitchhiked across the country is also one of the most prolific …

05Jun/18

10-year-old’s life lives on through organ donation, fundraising – Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3


Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3

10-year-old’s life lives on through organ donation, fundraising
Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3
His parents asked doctors if they would be able to donate their son’s organs. He was then placed on life support while doctors waited for places for his organs to go. “Once we were talking to the doctors and got the information from them about Jordan

03Jun/18

Eric Boman, who died of overdose in 2017, brought new life through organ donation – Citizens Voice


Citizens Voice

Eric Boman, who died of overdose in 2017, brought new life through organ donation
Citizens Voice
Around the country, a record number of fatal drug overdoses from opioids like heroin is leading to a surge in organ donations and transplants — perhaps the lone positive of the epidemic. After Eric, 29, overdosed, he had almost zero brain activity and