Organ donation

Dr. Jeffrey Kahn weighs in on current issues in bioethics, from a controversial new organ transplant technique to a new 3-parent in-vitro fertilization method, and the Trump administration's anti-research agenda.

We hear from from the JHU Medical Director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation about the unique perspective she brings to her work -- as a liver transplant recipient herself. And from the mother of a heart donor ... and the woman whose life it saved.

More than one hundred thousand Americans await an organ transplant, and most organ donations come from deceased donors.

July 1st marked a change for Maryland organ donors: They now can decide how donated organs will be used. The Living Legacy Foundation tells us about donor myths and realities; then a kidney recipient talks about her experience, and why she pays her good fortune forward.

Beginning this month, Maryland organ donors get a choice about how their organs will be used. The Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland tells us about donor myths and realities; then a kidney recipient talks about her experience, and why she pays her good fortune forward.