A recent news report out of Kentucky revealed a slim but pointed risk regarding organ donation, one that underscores a key Church teaching about how the process of gifting one’s organs must play out.

Organ donation saves lives and enjoys widespread public support. But many people are unsure what they agree to when they sign up. Credit...Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Supported by By Trinity ...

Every day, more than 100,000 Americans wait for an organ transplant that could save and transform their lives. Despite over a decade of reaching record donor and transplant numbers in the U.S. each ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. There are countless advantages to humanity through the gift of organ, tissue, and body donation — ...

Organ transplantation in Kazakhstan relies heavily on living donors due to distrust in the system and religious beliefs. Only ...

Organ donation is often associated with loss, but living organ donation offers a chance to save lives while the donor is still alive. With the demand for organs far outstripping the supply, living ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some ...

Fred Nelis and Gordon Veldman would one day like to meet their donor's family. — -- Fred Nelis and Gordon Veldman consider themselves "organ brothers" because they each received an organ from the ...

Lauren Shields has spent most of her life helping other desperate patients receive an organ donation. Now the 25-year-old — who has a New York state law named after her — is in the same powerless ...

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