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13 year old regains consciousness after parents sign organ donation forms

13 year old regains consciousness after parents sign organ donation forms

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13 year old regains consciousness after parents sign organ donation forms

by Xavier Symons | 12 May 2018 |

A 13-year-old American boy has regained consciousness after his parents had agreed to have life support turned off and his organs donated.

Trenton Mckinley from Mobile, Alabama, was in a comatose state after suffering severe head injuries when he was hit on the head by a flipped trailer. The boy had undergone several craniotomy surgeries, but had suffered kidney failure and cardiac arrest, and doctors believed that he would “never be normal again”. Doctors had talked to the family about donating five of Trenton’s organs that suited five other children, and the family had agreed to have the organs donated.

Yet just a day before he was due to have his life-support turned off, the boy began to regain consciousness. While he is still recovering gross motor skills and will need several operations to repair his fractured skill, Trenton is now able to communicate without trouble and has even been making jokes with reporters. The boy told reporters that he was in heaven while he was unconscious. "I was in an open field walking straight," he said. "There's no other explanation but God. There's no other way. Even doctors said it”.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

“Death with dignity” or “aid in dying” is gathering pace in the United States, now that Hawaii has joined the list of states which permit it. Some of the most important input in the debate comes from medical associations. The American  Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine  has adopted a position of “studied neutrality”. But how does the American Medical Association stand?

According to a recent decision by its Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, squarely against it. Below we report that in a little-noticed report, it endorses many of the arguments raised against assisted suicide: "dying with dignity" is a misnomer; it is probably not safe; and it could lead to a slippery slope. It's a very interesting read -- along with all of our other articles. Check them out.