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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