Calling anencephalic donors dead

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An experiment on anencephalic babies conducted by Florida's Loma Linda University Medical Center raises a perplexing question: can such infants be declared legally dead at birth so that their organs can be donated immediately? Dr. Joyce L. Peabody, director of the experiment, says no. Using organ transplantation as a criterion for defining death, she says, is immoral. The Loma Linda experiment sought to prolong life among infants until natural death occurred, with the aim of preserving organs. The experiment failed.

Florida, Social policy, Interview, Ethical aspects, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., Organ transplantation, Tissue transplantation, Transplantation, Anencephaly, Peabody, Joyce L.

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CDC opts to let states handle HIV-infected health workers

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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has abandoned efforts to draw up a list of guidelines for preventing HIV transmission from health care workers to patients. Instead, states will be allowed to develop their own plans, a scenario that critics say will result in backward policies and, ultimately, the dismissal of many employees. The CDC is now recommending that risk factors for medical procedures be evaluated case-by-case. States that do not develop standards will not qualify for public health funds.

Safety and security measures, Laws, regulations and rules, Health care industry, Medical personnel, AIDS (Disease)

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