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Someone who appear brain dead at first glance, their family might be pressured to turn off life support to take out the organs, to give to another person in the same hospital.

If that first glance was mistaken and the person was in a coma that could recover months from now, then basically a man was killed for his organs.

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It is highly unlikely that the recipient is in the same hospital. The ER team who oversees the brain-dead person is not the same team who handles the organ transplantation. The docs who treat the patient with a failed liver aren't the people who decide where the organ(from the deceased donor) goes. This is a myth that needs to die. Doctors don't 'let someone die' because they are an organ donor. There's a complex system in place to regulate the distribution of organs.

edit: I am a liver transplant recipient.

Opt-out. Problem solved. If you are that worried about it, you can opt out. Most folks won't care.

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