Thursday, November 7, 2013

Oklahoma lawmaker wants to allow death row inmates to donate organs

Oklahoma Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, is drafting legislation that would allow inmates to donate their organs upon execution.

The law would require significant changes to the execution process for inmates who volunteer for the program, and some are calling it unfeasible.

A state lawmaker thinks he's found the perfect place to locate the hard-to-find organs needed for lifesaving transplants: on death row.

Rep. Joe Dorman, D-Rush Springs, is drafting a bill that would allow prisoners facing the death penalty to donate their organs.

Source: The Oklahoman, November 6, 2013

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