Are We Entering the Age of Crowdsourced Organ Donations?

December 16, 2015

(The Guardian) – The University Health Network, Canada’s largest research hospital, handles more live liver transplants than any other institution in North America. Most of these are between family members or friends, but in recent years, doctors have witnessed several individuals in need of life-saving transplants launching public campaigns, forcing doctors to grapple with the ethics of organ donation in the social media age. Patients find themselves in a precarious situation, one where their ability to make a splash on Facebook could determine whether they live or die.