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French Near-Death Case Stirs Debate on Organ Donors
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Title French Near-Death Case Stirs Debate on Organ Donors
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/575856?src=rss
Description The case of a man whose heart stopped beating for 1-1/2 hours only to revive just as doctors were preparing to remove his organs for transplants is fuelling ethical debates in France about when a person is dead. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Transplantation
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Date Jun 12, 2008
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