🧠 Organ Donation or Organ Exploitation?

  • 🧠 Organ Donation or Organ Exploitation?

    Posted by IMA-HelenT on August 6, 2025 at 10:41 am EDT

    I used to be proud to carry an organ donor card. I believed it was a final act of compassion, giving life when mine had ended.

    But after the latest revelations from HHS regarding organ procurement in the U.S., I’ve taken myself off the donor list.

    The issue?

    HHS discovered that in many cases, people weren’t actually dead—neurological assessments used to declare death were inadequate. Combine that with a lack of proper consent and what appears to be a systemic disregard for life, and it’s no longer possible to look away.

    Are you an organ donor, and will this make you reconsider?

    I have added a link to the HHS press release from the end of July 2025 in the comments and a link to X with an interview about the finding with RFK.

    IMA-GregT replied 5 months ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
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  • IMA-HelenT

    Organizer
    August 6, 2025 at 10:42 am EDT

    ➡️ HHS Press Release:

    It details findings that in 351 organ donation cases, 103 had concerning signs, including 73 showing neurological activity and at least 28 patients who may not have been deceased when procurement began

    https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hrsa-to-reform-organ-transplant-system.html

  • IMA-HelenT

    Organizer
    August 6, 2025 at 10:44 am EDT
  • IMA-HelenT

    Organizer
    August 6, 2025 at 10:45 am EDT

    And then there was this in the NYT 😱

  • grantmorgan1906

    Member
    August 6, 2025 at 12:11 pm EDT

    I canceled my organ donor agreement on my driver’s license about 5 years ago.

  • vegandan

    Member
    August 6, 2025 at 3:14 pm EDT

    Nope. No change for me. I’m still an organ donor and won’t change that decision. The good news is that I didn’t die before all this was known and wasn’t part of the corruption in the current death industry. Now that there is new leadership involved and corrective measures are in the works, I am confident that my organs will be harvested ethically in the future.

  • IMA-HelenT

    Organizer
    August 10, 2025 at 5:39 am EDT

    Dr. Joseph Varon´s recent article in Brownstone: The Moral Cost of Modern Transplant Medicine https://brownstone.org/articles/the-moral-cost-of-modern-transplant-medicine

  • jhrusky

    Member
    August 17, 2025 at 7:49 am EDT

    How do you cancel your decision on organ donation if it’s on your driver’s license?

    • IMA-HelenT

      Organizer
      August 17, 2025 at 4:48 pm EDT

      Hi @jhrusky I believe it depends on the State you are in, but here are general steps that apply:

      Update your driver’s license or state ID

      Visit your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or equivalent agency.

      Request to remove the donor designation from your license/ID.

      You’ll likely need to apply for a replacement card (a small fee may apply).

      Then its suggested you also update the donor registry

      Many states maintain an online state donor registry.

      Log in and change your status, or contact the registry directly to withdraw consent.

      Hope that helps, please let us know how you get on.

  • Annathesia

    Member
    August 17, 2025 at 4:49 pm EDT

    Thank you for this information, HelenT

    Lots of good information/resources here:

    https://halovoice.org/organ-donation/

    • IMA-GregT

      Member
      August 18, 2025 at 6:11 am EDT

      👍 Thanks Annathesia, great info – thank you.

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