A bill expected to pass the House of Representatives today will clarify that a life-saving procedure pioneered at Johns Hopkins is legal for nationwide use.
Pairing family members who want to donate to a loved one, but are incompatible with other patients has shown remarkable results at Hopkins and other centers around the nation, said Dr. Dorry Segev, transplant surgeon and professor at Hopkins. However, questions remained about whether it provided “valuable compensation” to the donors — a practice strictly banned under donor law.
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