Are You an Organ Donor? Are You Sure?
JULY 15, 2013 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 26 Do you have strong feelings about being an organ donor? It is a topic that too often goes undiscussed while preparing your estate plan. That’s one time to consider whether you want to be an organ donor — particularly if you have meant to address it but haven’t […]
Patient’s Right To Refuse Blood Upheld, Though Posthumously
MARCH 5, 2001 VOLUME 8, NUMBER 36 Maria Isabel Duran was a devout Jehovah’s Witness. The 34-year-old New York woman believed, along with most members of her faith, that the Bible prohibits transfusions of blood or blood products, even when life is threatened. Ms. Duran also needed a liver transplant operation. Her faith does not […]