New idea - Honor organ donor's wishes, despite what family says
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
WASHINGTON -- Even if someone signs an organ donor card during life, in death it's almost always the family who decides whether to give away hearts, lungs, livers and kidneys to patients awaiting transplants.
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