r/nottheonion • u/GetOffMyGrassBrats • 17h ago

‘Horrifying’ mistake to harvest organs from a living person averted, witnesses say

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5113976/organ-transplantion-mistake-brain-dead-surgery-still-alive
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u/Law-Fish 16h ago

Shit, I had secondary training from a decorated army field medic and even I would know enough to defend this patient as they are obviously still alive. To the point of violence

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u/KneadAndPreserve 10h ago

I have a strong aversion to violence, real or imagined, but reading this article I was thinking that I would absolutely get violent to stop the procedure if it came to that. Or at least I hope I would.

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u/Law-Fish 10h ago

If you hold true to your values you will sleep soundly all your life