Fwd: URGENT: reporter wants to talk to doctors, nurses or family about NHBD experiences

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From: nancyvalko@sbcglobal.net < nancyvalko@sbcglobal.net>

Dear all,

   I just received a phone call from a Washington Post report who is doing a story on DCD (donation after cardiac death, also know as NHBD-non-heartbeating organ donation). A policy is in the works to REQUIRE that every hospital have a policy on DCD?NHBD in place to increase the number of organ donors where the person is NOT brain-dead but the family agrees to withdraw life support and the organs are taken if or when the heart stops. He is especially interested in the reactions of medical personell to this. I told him that I had heard about the policy but it hadn't been implemented in my hospital. I have written several articles on this. Here are the URLs for 2 of them: "Should We Be Dying to Donate?" at http://wf-f.org/05-1-OrganDonation.html  and "Ethical Implications of Non-Heartbeating Organ Donation at  http://wf-f.org/02-3-OrganDonation.html

   If you or anyone you know has had an experience in this area, please have them call me ASAP at 314-434-5208 or email me at nancyvalko@sbcglobal.net and I will give them the number of this reporter.

   Thanks!

Nancy V.