NYT Op-Ed Pushes “New Definition of Death” So We Can Harvest More Organs

NY Times Op-Ed: Expanding the Definition of Death Could Mean More Donor Organs

“There is great need for the tissues and organs of the hopelessly comatose in order to restore to health those who are still salvageable.”

NYT Op-Ed Pushes “New Definition of Death” So We Can Harvest More Organs

An op-ed in the New York Times is calling for a “new definition of death” so that we can increase the number of available donor organs. I’m not exaggerating, it’s right there in the headline: Donor Organs Are Too Rare. We Need a New Definition of Death. Sometimes you can only look at a headline …