17Dec/17

Mum will have baby she knows will die to save another child | Metro … – Metro


Metro

Mum will have baby she knows will die to save another child | Metro …
Metro
A brave woman is going to give birth to her baby despite knowing it will die during labour so that she can donate the organs to another dying child. Hayley Martin has known from her 20-week scan that the baby girl she is carrying has a rare genetic
Brave parents’ heartbreaking decision for terminal unborn baby – NZ …New Zealand Herald

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17Dec/17

Organ donation myths – WLS-TV


WLS-TV

Organ donation myths
WLS-TV
Each day, 20 people die waiting for a life-saving organ. And while 95 percent of Americans support organ donation, only 54 percent of them actually sign up to be donors. So why aren’t more people willing to give their organs away? Some myths could be
Should Australia adopt an ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation?Starts at 60
My patient died afraid, waiting for an organ: the law must changeThe Times

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17Dec/17

SPCA looks to fill financial need by New Year’s Eve – Martinsville Bulletin


Martinsville Bulletin

SPCA looks to fill financial need by New Year’s Eve
Martinsville Bulletin
MARTINSVILLE – With less than two weeks remaining in the calendar year, the SPCA of Martinsville-Henry County has a monetary New Year’s Eve wish. By December 31, the shelter hopes to fill a $64,000 need. The SPCA’s Annual Appeal Campaign is the largest

17Dec/17

Should Australia adopt an ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation? – Starts at 60


Starts at 60

Should Australia adopt an ‘opt-out’ system for organ donation?
Starts at 60
But should your consent be automatically presumed, or is it best to keep it voluntary? Australia currently has an ‘opt-in’ system, meaning people can’t donate their organs unless they volunteer themselves and sign up to the Australian Organ Donor

17Dec/17

Fort Monroe YMCA’s Holiday Plunge raises more than $13000 for summer camp – Daily Press


Daily Press

Fort Monroe YMCA’s Holiday Plunge raises more than $13000 for summer camp
Daily Press
The Guardian program provided $22,000 in assistance and benefited 128 people at the Fort Monroe YMCA last year, Kovalcik told the Daily Press in October. The Fort Monroe summer camp serves 200 each summer. Camp Director Mandi Wolkowich – who raised $1

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16Dec/17

Maha govt reconstitutes advisory committee under Human Organ Transplantation Act – Daily News & Analysis

Maha govt reconstitutes advisory committee under Human Organ Transplantation Act
Daily News & Analysis
The Maharashtra government on Saturday reconstituted a 10-member advisory committee headed by the health secretary, under the Human Organ Transplantation Act, 1994. The committee will have a two-year term till December 2019. The committee comprises