From Fox News: As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system.
Several families have stated that surgeons attempted to initiate organ retrievals while patients were still alive or improving, as noted in a July 20 report from The New York Times.
Amid a growing push for increased transplants, “a growing number of patients have endured premature or bungled attempts to retrieve their organs,” according to the report, which painted a picture of “rushed decision-making” and organ demand taking priority over donor safety.
In a recent investigation by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), there were more than 70 canceled organ removals in Kentucky alone “that should have been stopped sooner” because the patients showed signs of revival, the report stated.
The issue seems to be related to an increase in “donation after circulatory death,” which occurs when a patient is not declared “brain dead” but is critically ill or injured. In such cases, life support is withdrawn, and organs are harvested within a couple of hours after the heart naturally stops.
A report by The Times revealed that 55 medical workers from 19 states had witnessed “at least one disturbing case of donation after circulatory death.”
Some workers claimed that providers administered drugs to “hasten the death” of donors.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an initiative to reform the organ transplant system following the HRSA’s investigation. The HRSA uncovered “disturbing practices by a major organ procurement organization.”
According to secretary Kennedy, hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin “when patients showed signs of life.”
“This is horrifying,” he said in a statement. “The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is treated with the sanctity it deserves.”
😱Breaking: NY Times admits the push for more organ transplants is putting donors at risk.
It’s gruesome.
I’ve written about this for 17 yrs on X and took “organ donor” off my license.
Are you a donor?
Let me know yes or know below and why 🙂 pic.twitter.com/SERNMOK1TF
— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News🥜 (@unhealthytruth) July 21, 2025
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