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Are Public Appeals for Organ Donations Ethical?
Written by Cathy Cassata
The American Transplant Foundation reports that more than 20 people die a day while waiting for an organ. Some people choose to solicit living donors in hopes of beating the odds.
What would you do if you or a loved one were in dire need of an organ?
Would you patiently sit on the national transplant waiting list with more than 123,000 people in the same situation, hoping the next organ from someone who died is your perfect match?
Or would you make a plea for a living donor to come forward?
Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators ice hockey team, did the latter.
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