Sunday, November 16, 2008

Chief medical officer condemns organ donor decision

"The government's chief medical officer last night lashed out at the decision to ditch planned reforms for organ donations, warning that dying patients had been left on a 'knife-edge of despair'."

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Hannah's choice

"Hannah Jones has refused the heart transplant that could save her life.
But is a 13-year-old too young to make that decision?
Or is she the only person who can?"

"........., a former nurse who had worked in intensive care, and Hannah's father, Andrew, an auditor, are furious that the doctors appeared to assume that not only were they not acting in their daughter's best interests, but that Hannah was incapable of making a life-or-death decision."

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