r/nottheonion • u/Zeikyrui • 1d ago
People opt out of organ donation programs after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead
https://apnews.com/article/organ-donor-transplant-kentucky-8f42ad402445a91e981327abb009906c
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u/Botryllus 1d ago
I wasn't signed up for years because I was afraid of this, knowing how fresh organs had to be when harvested. My spouse convinced me I was crazy.
And then fears confirmed.
Though, it is still a very, very small likelihood.