Thursday, January 10, 2013

Jumping the transplant line

Germany has a major problem with organ transplants.  Transplant centers across Germany have been placed under criminal investigation over allegations that they had manipulated donor waiting lists so that certain patients could be moved up the waiting list.   So far, 107 cases have come to light. 

The waiting lists were manipulated by the doctors submitting false information as to the severity of the illness of certain patients.  These centers are not your run-of-the-mill operations; they are university teaching hospitals that are considered among the finest in the country. 

Needless to say, the number of organ donations is down considerably.

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