1. Antibiotics were administered through the nasogastric tube and parenterally before organ removal. 2. Andrews said a common misconception about organ removal -- that the body is mutilated during the process -- inhibits people from becoming organ donors. 3. Or they may believe the organ removal disfigures the body left behind. 4. The court official said only that the organ removal was done according to regulations. 5. While the organ removals are done under a cover of secrecy, the executions themselves are quite public. 6. According to the rules, three doctors must agree the patient is brain dead and at least six hours must pass before organ removal. 7. Britons were horrified last week by two official reports that revealed the extent of unauthorized organ removal for research and teaching purposes. 8. But that fact did not comfort activists angered by similarly secretive post-mortem organ removals. 9. The bill would legalize both kinds of organ removal. 10. The father, Charoen Deeyotha, was quoted as saying he thought he was signing a waiver for an operation and would not have given consent for organ removal. |