Statist donor organ fraud shatters Germans

Subject: Statist donor organ fraud shatters Germans Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:42 pm

German medical authorities are calling for an extensive overhaul of the country's organ transplant program after transplant centres were put under criminal investigation over allegations they had systematically manipulated donor waiting lists.

Scores of patients are believed to have been given priority access to donor organs after doctors falsified the severity of their illnesses to ensure they received treatment before other patients in Europe.

The revelations have led to accusations of widespread corruption and dishonesty in the system, and shattered public trust. Since the scandal emerged last year with a handful of cases that initially were believed to be isolated, the number of Germans willing to donate organs has plummeted.

Post-death donations have dropped by between 20 per cent and 40 per cent, according to the German Foundation for Organ Transplantation , which said the public's faith had been ''massively shaken''.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/donor-organ-fraud-shatters-germans-20130110-2cj15.html#ixzz2HdBTZGBp

Statist donor organ fraud shatters Germans

Statist donor organ fraud shatters Germans

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