A nonprofit that procures organs from deceased individuals has sued Arkansas over a new law that allows relatives to block organ donations, arguing the measure would disrupt the nation’s transplant system.
The law “causes utter chaos to the existing system of national organ donation, the result of which will be a certain loss of life,” Southern Legacy of Life, an organ procurement organization, said in a July 31 filing obtained by The Epoch Times.
Organ procurement organizations are federally cleared groups that help procure organs from donors. Southern Legacy of Life operates out of Little Rock.
Under the organ transplant system, when individuals who have committed to donating organs die or are close to death, organ procurement organizations rush to match the individuals with people who require donated organs. Logistics include carrying out rapid testing, preparing for surgery, and arranging for transportation for the organs….