12Dec/17

What Is The Strickland V. Day Case? A Mississippi Judge Ruled A Lesbian Parent Can’t Have Custody Of Her Child – Bustle


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What Is The Strickland V. Day Case? A Mississippi Judge Ruled A Lesbian Parent Can’t Have Custody Of Her Child
Bustle
Because Day conceived the child through an anonymous sperm donor and Strickland is not biologically related to the child, he declared that both parties are not considered parents under Mississippi law. The child’s sperm donor, however, is, ruled the

12Dec/17

Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants? – BBC News


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Will change to organ donor rules mean more transplants?
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It is rare for the family of a registered donor to object, but it is more common when people have not signed up or discussed it with their family. The donor system was radically overhauled in 2008, with the introduction of specialist nurses liaising
Jeremy Hunt appeals for more Asian organ donorsEasterneye
Health Secretary calls for more organ donationThe Voice Online
Jeremy Hunt launches opt-out organ donation plans in EnglandThe Guardian
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12Dec/17

Families’ wishes could be over-ruled under new presumed consent for organ donation – Telegraph.co.uk


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Families’ wishes could be over-ruled under new presumed consent for organ donation
Telegraph.co.uk
Families of potential organ donors could be overruled under a new model of “presumed consent,” a public consultation suggests. Theresa May has vowed to introduce a new model of organ donation, which would automatically enter everyone on the donor
Jeremy Hunt launches opt-out organ donation plans in EnglandThe Guardian
England’s shift to opt-out organ donation will save many lives | New …New Scientist
Organ donation: Three stories of hopeBBC News
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12Dec/17

Organ donor opt-out plan ‘lacks facts’ – The Times


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Organ donor opt-out plan ‘lacks facts’
The Times
Ministers are asking for views as a consultation on the changes for England begins today. However, they have been criticised for pressing ahead with the plans despite a lack of evidence that a policy in Wales has had any impact. Theresa May announced

11Dec/17

Mario Batali drops out of Andrew Cuomo’s fundraiser – Press & Sun-Bulletin


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Mario Batali drops out of Andrew Cuomo’s fundraiser
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Batali had been slated to appear at a $15,000-a-seat “Holiday Dinner” benefitting Cuomo’s campaign on Dec. 19 at the Columbus Club in Manhattan. But the chef dropped out of the event after Eater New York, an online food-centric publication, reported

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11Dec/17

Gift of life: Blood donations decline during the holiday season, but need does not – Fond du Lac Reporter


Fond du Lac Reporter

Gift of life: Blood donations decline during the holiday season, but need does not
Fond du Lac Reporter
FOND DU LAC – During the holidays, many find the spirit of the season in giving to others. Amongst the exchange of bags and boxes, one can give the most material of gifts — that of saving a life through blood donation. RELATED: BloodCenter of
January – National Blood Donor Month: Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by Lakers Lions on Monday, January 8 in …Northland Press

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