18Jun/13

Health minister proposes allowing surrogacy for gay couples and singles – Haaretz


Haaretz

Health minister proposes allowing surrogacy for gay couples and singles
Haaretz
The Health Ministry also is pushing for major changes to organ donation laws. Every Israeli with a driver’s license would automatically be added to the country’s organ donor list unless they explicitly refuse, under an initiative by German and the …

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18Jun/13

More Organ-Donor Testing is Advised – Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

More Organ-Donor Testing is Advised
Wall Street Journal
Organs harvested from deceased donors can only be used for a short period of time, and pathogens like HIV or hepatitis don’t immediately show up on tests, evading detection for weeks, if not months. Tests with shorter turnaround times—like the ones …
Senate Passes Bill Ending Ban On HIV-Positive Organ Donation ResearchLez Get Real
Senate Passes HIV Organ Policy Equity Act by Unanimous ConsentFrontiers LA (blog)
Organ Transplant Legislation, Co-Sponsored by Capps, Approved by US SenateNoozhawk
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18Jun/13

Health: Study Shows Facebook Initiative To Boost Organ Donation Registration … – KYW Newsradio


The American Conservative

Health: Study Shows Facebook Initiative To Boost Organ Donation Registration …
KYW Newsradio
But Facebook is trying to change that by creating a way for users to share their organ donor status. The just-released study shows that on May 1, 2012 — the day the initiative began — there was a 21-fold increase in donor registrations. “We are all …
Organ donation policies in IdahoLocalNews8.com
Organ scarcity’s the real transplant dilemmaTheNewsTribune.com
Custom-Made Organs to be Grown in Lab ‘Within 10 Years’IBTimes.co.uk

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