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Organ donation in the news, in the US and around the globe:


General

November 27, 2005 Black churches encourage organ donation (Associated Press)

November 8, 2005 Family conversation key to organ donation (Medical News Today)

November 2, 2005 American Society of Transplantation Says "Grey's Anatomy's" Portrayal of Transplantation Issues Harmful to Public (PR Newswire)

October 20, 2005 Scruitiny of St. Vincent intensifies (LA Times)

September 25, 2005 Organ transplant search on the wild, wild web (Monterey County Herald)

September 1, 2005 Organ donation - the life saving agreement (Tidings Online)

August 30, 2005 
Los Angeles Times examines presumed consent for organ donation (Kaiser Network)

August 23, 2005 Debate over appeals for organs heats up (Duluth News Tribune)

August 7, 2005 Organ donation rates are rising (Portsmouth Herald)

August 3, 2005 Organ transplant community grapples with ethical pitfalls (Forbes)

August 1, 2005 Raising awareness for minorities and organ donation (NPR)

July 28, 2005 Organ donation rates are rising nationwide as tiny federal effort pays off (The Telegraph)


November 16, 2005 A do-it-yourself fix for organ shortage (The American Daily, David Undis)

November 6, 2005 Should the sickest always get the organ? (Reno Gazette-Journal, Jaclyn O'malley)

September 29, 2005 Giving the gift of life (The Spectator, Pattie See)

September 9, 2005 Put organ donors at the head of the transplant list (The Free Lance-Star)

August 12, 2005 Apply principles of organ donation in stem cell debate (St. Petersburg Times)

July 25, 2005 The ethics of living organ donation (Science & Theology News, Arthur Caplan)

North Carolina

November 27, 2005 The need for organ donation (WSOCTV Charlotte)

Other States

November 27, 2005 [California] State cuts off money for organ donation (Associated Press)

November 15, 2005 [Wisconsin] Organ donation complicates criminal investigation (WISTV)

November 6, 2005 [Nevada] Organ transplants: Nevada on the waiting list (Reno Gazette-Journal)

November 3, 2005 [California] California lawmaker urges Medicaid programs to change transplant policies (Advocate.com)

September 13, 2005 [Texas] Quilt helping to promote organ donation (Del Rio News Herald)

September 8, 2005 [Utah] Gov. Huntsman honored for support of organ donation (ksl.com)

August 30, 2005 [California] California OKs organ bill for HIV coverage (Gay.com)

August 17, 2005 [New Jersey] Townships helps to promote organ donation (Sentinel)

July 15, 2005 [New York] New law makes organ donation easier (WSTM-TV)

July 8, 2005 [Ohio] Ohioans can go online to sign up for organ donation (WKCY-TV)

July 5, 2005 [Oklahoma] Record number of Oklahomans sign up for organ donation (KHBS/KHOG-TV)

International

November 23, 2005 [UK] 100th patient gets donated pancreas [Medical News Today]

November 22, 2005 [UK] MSPs back organ donation law update (Scotsman)

November 17, 2005 [Israel] Organ donation in Israel has dual purpose (Pantagraph)

November 9, 2005 [Japan] Organs from just 38 brain-dead donors used since 1997 (Japan Today)

October 31, 2005 [India] Nephrologists cry foul over Govt's circular on kidnety transplant (Express Healthcare Management)

October 24, 2005 [China] Nation to legislate for organ transplant (People's Daily Online)

October 3, 2005 [UK] Organ donation must be "presumed" (Scotsman)

September 28, 2005 [Taiwan] Taiwan does well in organ-transplant surivial statistics (Taipei Times)

September 22, 2005 [South Korea] Despite surge in organ donor registrations, actual donations dwindling (donga.com)

September 16, 2005 [Vietnam] Country needs laws on organ transplant (VietNam News)

September 13, 2005 [New Zealand] Organ donation education needed (New Zealand Herald)

September 8, 2005 [Australia] Letterbox organ donation plea 'may be illegal' (ABC News)

September 1, 2005 [Korea] Organ donation makes the world better (The Korea Times)

August 22, 2005 [Australia] First Australian woman receives triple organ transplant (ABC News)

August 10, 2005 [China] Human organ transplant put under strict control (Xinhua)

August 2, 2005 [Vietnam] Vietnam excludes those under 18 from organ donation (Thanhnien)

Personal Stories

November 27, 2005 Event stresses Halachah behind organ donation (Jewish Exponent)

November 19, 2005 Spreading the word of organ donation (Dallas Morning News)

November 15, 2005 Organ transplant survivors find lives with more meaning (Journal Gazette)

November 5, 2005 Byran woman looking to future after multiple-organ transplant (Toledo Blade)

November 3, 2005 My son's death saved other lives (The Daily Record)

November 3, 2005 I want to meet the people who lived because my hubby died (New York Daily)

November 2, 2005 Organ donors to get shots of "Sweetness" (The Beacon News Online)

October 26, 2005 Miracle baby celebrates first birthday after quadruple transplant (13WHAM-TV)

October 21, 2005 Kidney donation restarts Jeff's life (Ashburton Guardian)

October 14, 2005 Baby continues to recover after four-organ transplant (Brenham Banner-Press)

October 13, 2005 Organ donors are savoirs - I know well (The News Journal)

October 2, 2005 Organ donation doesn't stop marathoner (WCCO-TV)

September 20, 2005 Patient receives six-organ transplant (The Hoya)

September 9, 2005 Living proof that organ donation works (Bedford Today)

September 7, 2005 Celebrating the gift of new life (Cheshire Online)

September 5, 2005 Six-organ transplant boy goes home (Health 24)

August 2005 Give a kidney, get a kidney (WNBC)

August 2005 Making a spritual connection (Ellsworth American)

August 23, 2005 Transplant recepient's story helps dispel organ-donation myths (Gwinnett Daily Post)

August 14, 2005 Organ donation helps keep mother alive (Star-Gazette)

August 10, 2005 The breath of life (Anacortes American)

August 10, 2005 Tim Bolin home at last after organ transplant surgery (The Mooresville-Dectaur Times)

August 7, 2005 Party honors boy whose heart is 'perfect' after organ transplant (Express-News)

August 3, 2005 Winning gold (Harrow Times)

July 26, 2005 Family honored for organ donation (WOAI: San Antonio News)

July 25, 2005 Green Bay man awaits second organ donation (The Post-Crescent)

July 24, 2005 Life-giving organ donation comes at a price (The Age)

July 14, 2005 Resident spreading organ donation awareness (Kodiak Daily Mirror)

July 8, 2005 Organ donation doesn't stop runner (Utica Observer Dispatch)
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