Article: Families might override organ donation plans.(Practice Trends)(Brief article)

Article: What does a diagnosis of brain death mean to family ...
Progress in Transplantation;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... perceived by family members approached about organ donation. Methods-A ... perceived by those family members approached about organ donation is an important ... in relation to organ donation. Family Members' Knowledge and ...

Article: The issue: Should state lawmakers take the organ ...
Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  December 30, 2004 ;     200 words ...Yes: 20, 19 percent No: 87, 81 percent Today's issue: Should the election in Iraq be postponed?

Article: Organ donation wishes not honored; Survey: ...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 17, 2001 ;     632 words ... ... dead for transplant. Just 29 of the groups have an official policy on whether to follow the wishes of the deceased or of family members. If a person had indicated in a living will or on a donor card that he wanted to be a donor but his survivors opposed it ...

Article: Findings from J.R. Rodrigue and co-authors provide new insights ...
Blood Weekly;  August 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... education campaigns about organ donation are common, but their association ... beliefs, and decisions about organ donation among family members of donation-eligible individuals ... To examine the sources of organ donation information identified by ...

Article: Public to be consulted about opting out of organ ...
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... clear and am already on the organ donation register along with my family ... discuss the possibility of organ donation with family members. Saving a life through transplantation ... currently support the principle of organ donation but only around a quarter ...

Article: Organ donors leave behind changed lives: An Oklahoma couple who ...
Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK);  April 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... speak to groups about why organ donation is important. Avants said ... to have conversations about organ donation so family members understand a person's wishes ... the family had talked about organ donation, there were so many things ...

Article: Colorado State U. student org. advocates organ ...
University Wire;  March 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Colorado in 2005 said "yes" to organ donation. That's a majority, but ... percent that said "yes" to organ donation last year in Wyoming ... also an important step in organ donation. Living family members make the ultimate decision ...