15Aug/13

Death notices for August 15 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma. – Tulsa World

Death notices for August 15 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Tulsa World
record, retires after 58 years. Donna Sue Pennick, the Tulsa World’s longest-working employee, retires Thursday after 58 years and six weeks with the newspaper. …. Service 2 p.m. Friday, Greenleaf Indian Baptist Church, Okemah. Integrity

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15Aug/13

Specialist nurses driving rise in organ donation consent – Nursing Times


ITV News

Specialist nurses driving rise in organ donation consent
Nursing Times
Two-thirds (66%) of families gave their consent for organ donation to go ahead when a specialist nurse in organ donation was involved in the approach, according to the Organ Donation and Transplantation Activity Report 2012/13. When there was no 
‘Thousands’ remain on organ donor waiting listITV News
LATEST figures on organ donation rates in the UK show donations are falling.South Wales Argus
Record number of organ transplantsGuernsey Press and Star (subscription)
Mirror.co.uk –4ni.co.uk
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14Aug/13

'Thousands' remain on organ donor waiting list – ITV News


South Wales Guardian

‘Thousands’ remain on organ donor waiting list
ITV News
organ donors gave a kidney, 33 donated part of their liver, the report said. The number of corneas donated in 2012/13 was 6,390 – a 9 percent rise on last year. More than four out of 10 families approached about organ donation last year refused to
Specialist nurses driving rise in organ donation consentNursing Times
Record number of organ transplantsGuernsey Press and Star (subscription)
Cornea transplants hit record high as more are happy to donate eyes after deathMirror.co.uk
BBC News
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14Aug/13

Disabled Woman Wants Suicide/Organ Donation – National Review Online (blog)


National Right to Life News

Disabled Woman Wants Suicide/Organ Donation
National Review Online (blog)
Think it can’t happen here? There have already been cases of suicides coupled with a request for organ donation. As I have written, the organ transplant community should publicly state that committing suicide precludes one from becoming an organ donor.
Altruistic assisted suicide – surely you can’t be serious?National Right to Life News

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