{"id":7754,"date":"2017-03-20T21:29:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T04:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7754"},"modified":"2018-03-05T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T02:43:16","slug":"doctors-harvesting-organs-from-canadian-patients-who-underwent-medically-assisted-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7754","title":{"rendered":"Doctors harvesting organs from Canadian patients who underwent medically assisted death"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What if people agree to donate, but then change their mind about euthanasia? Would they feel compelled to follow through, knowing someone is waiting for their organs?<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>National Post<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">Sharon Kirkey<\/p>\n<p>Doctors have already harvested organs from dozens of Canadians who underwent medically assisted death, a practice supporters say expands the pool of desperately needed organs, but ethicists worry could make it harder for euthanasia patients to voice a last-minute change of heart.<\/p>\n<p>In Ontario, 26 people who died by lethal injection have donated tissue or organs since the federal law decriminalizing medical assistance in dying, or MAID, came into effect last June, according to information obtained by the Post. A total of 338 have died by medical assistance in the province. . . [<a href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/health\/doctors-harvesting-organs-from-canadian-patients-who-underwent-medically-assisted-death\">Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if people agree to donate, but then change their mind about euthanasia? Would they feel compelled to follow through, knowing someone is waiting for their organs? National Post Sharon Kirkey Doctors have already harvested organs from dozens of Canadians who underwent medically assisted death, a practice supporters say expands the pool of desperately needed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7754\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Doctors harvesting organs from Canadian patients who underwent medically assisted death&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,32,5,162,9,3163],"tags":[1412,2906,2905],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assisted-suicide","category-canada","category-ethics","category-euthanasia","category-news","category-organ-procurement","tag-james-downar","tag-jennifer-chandler","tag-marie-chantal-fortin"],"yoast_head":"\r\n<title>Doctors harvesting organs from Canadian patients who underwent medically assisted death - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7754\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Doctors harvesting organs from Canadian patients who underwent medically assisted death - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What if people agree to donate, but then change their mind about euthanasia? 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