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August 3, 2023
Title: Canada Updates “Death Standards”. Is America Next?
Topic: Euthanasia
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Part 1 of 2
Dr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. She was a recent observer to the Uniform Law Commission, which met to consider a revision of the
Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1981. Today, Dr. Klessig helps us understand the difference between legally dead vs. biologically dead.
We urge all listeners to read and share her recent
op-ed about Canada’s proposed changes to death standards and how it could affect Americans.
Click here to order a copy of one of Dr. Klessig’s books.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is the definition of when death occurs changing? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Dr. Klessig shares some of the changes that have already been made and why doctors in the US are asking the Uniform Law Commission to change their standards to keep from being sued.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Canada Updates “Death Standards”. Is America Next?
Topic: Euthanasia
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why are doctors in the US urging the Uniform Law Commission to change their
death standards?
What is the difference between legally dead vs. biologically dead?
Does the Canadian committee responsible for the death standard re-write have
team members who belong to organ donation organizations? Shouldn’t this be
considered a major red flag and conflict of interest?
If adopted, will the new definition of death standards in the US lead to rushed
judgments from medical staff and steer patients to receive less care or no care
at all? Dr. Klessig discusses the pro-life organizations that are fighting the
US re-write of the death standards, including the
National Right to Life and the
National Catholic Bioethics Center.
Patients have the right to expect the best care they can receive. If the new
death standards are adopted in the US, will this change once a person is
declared legally dead? Will patients lose their civil right to care? Will it
lead to premature deaths?
Why is public trust in the American medical system at an all-time low? Dr.
Klessig explains why people should consider removing themselves from the organ
donation list. Click
here for more information.
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July 10, 2023
Title: The Ethics of Organ Harvesting and Transplantation
Topic: Organ Donation
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.
Are you an organ donor? Is it ethical? Dr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. Today, Dr. Klessig discusses what you need to know about organ donation.
Click
here to read Heidi’s article in the American Thinker. https://www.americanthinker.com/
Click here to order a copy of the many books by
Respect for Human Life authors.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why is Dr. Klessig so passionate about this topic?
What is a tissue transplant compared to an organ transplant? Dr. Klessig takes us back to high school biology class…
What transplants are ethical and which are not?
Is it important to understand the moral framework of the Ten Commandments, focusing on murder, lying, and theft? Dr. Klessig says: “Following these precepts also fulfills the Golden Rule: treating others as we want to be treated.”
Are there critical details that everyone who signs a donor card has a right to know?
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - The Ethics of Organ Harvesting and Transplantation
Topic: Organ Donation
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What are organ procurement organizations?
Do organ procurement organizations sometimes interfere with autopsies? Dr.
Klessig admits that this answer surprised her when she was doing her research.
Must someone be a registered organ and/or tissue donor to donate after their
death?
Can a listener simply notify their family of their wishes? Dr. Klessig discusses
the actions you must take to remove yourself from the organ donor list. Click
here
for the downloadable card to keep in your wallet.
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - The Ethics of Organ Harvesting and Transplantation
Topic: Organ Donation
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Are there differences in tissue harvesting/transplanting and organ
harvesting/transplanting?
What is “living organ donation”? Dr. Klessig calls this the “happy
story of transplants” because everyone remains alive after the donation and
offers examples.
What are “paired organs”? Are these considered ethical transplants?
Should someone consider traveling to another country if needing an organ
transplant?
Are there legal and ethical questions surrounding a diagnosis of “brain
dead”? Dr. Klessig reveals that in 1968, a committee of doctors
at Harvard Medical School changed the meaning of death. She also discusses the
horrific changes being made to the
Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1981.
What is donation after “circulatory death”? Is this banned in many
European countries? Click
here for more information about the ethical definition of death.
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June 5, 2023
Title: The Ethics of Organ Harvesting and Transplantation
Topic: Organ Donation
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.
Are you an organ donor? Is it ethical? Dr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. Today, Dr. Klessig discusses what you need to know about organ donation.
Click
here to read Heidi’s article in the American Thinker. https://www.americanthinker.com/
Click here to order a copy of the many books by
Respect for Human Life authors.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why is Dr. Klessig so passionate about this topic?
What is a tissue transplant compared to an organ transplant? Dr. Klessig takes us back to high school biology class…
What transplants are ethical and which are not?
Is it important to understand the moral framework of the Ten Commandments, focusing on murder, lying, and theft? Dr. Klessig says: “Following these precepts also fulfills the Golden Rule: treating others as we want to be treated.”
Are there critical details that everyone who signs a donor card has a right to know?
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
Title: Part 2 of 3 - The Ethics of Organ Harvesting and Transplantation
Topic: Organ Donation
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What are organ procurement organizations?
Do organ procurement organizations sometimes interfere with autopsies? Dr.
Klessig admits that this answer surprised her when she was doing her research.
Must someone be a registered organ and/or tissue donor to donate after their
death?
Can a listener simply notify their family of their wishes? Dr. Klessig discusses
the actions you must take to remove yourself from the organ donor list. Click
here
for the downloadable card to keep in your wallet.
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization
Title: Part 3 of 3 - The Ethics of Organ Harvesting and Transplantation
Topic: Organ Donation
Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)
Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Are there differences in tissue harvesting/transplanting and organ
harvesting/transplanting?
What is “living organ donation”? Dr. Klessig calls this the “happy
story of transplants” because everyone remains alive after the donation and
offers examples.
What are “paired organs”? Are these considered ethical transplants?
Should someone consider traveling to another country if needing an organ
transplant?
Are there legal and ethical questions surrounding a diagnosis of “brain
dead”? Dr. Klessig reveals that in 1968, a committee of doctors
at Harvard Medical School changed the meaning of death. She also discusses the
horrific changes being made to the
Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1981.
What is donation after “circulatory death”? Is this banned in many
European countries? Click
here for more information about the ethical definition of death.
More from this Guest More on this Topic More from this Organization