Organ harvesting was big business from the start. I worked at large university medical center that pioneered organ transplants. Suddenly we were getting royalty, sheiks who paid for a whole hospital floor (so family and staff could stay too). Nurses were given diamond bracelets in 'thanksgiving' for the care they were given. They were literally buying organs. Only after a lawsuit did they start transplant lists.
That was back in the 70s. Since then I never had organ donation on my license.
There were many stories of organs taken without authorization or from the wrong patient.
The privileged people probably didn't stop receiving organs even though there is an organ transplant list. To discover how they get their organs would be a story.
At age 71, Dick Cheney is older than most heart transplant patients, but a local cardiothoracic surgeon said yesterday’s grueling operation probably gave the former vice president, who has a long history of heart trouble and had been surviving on a battery-powered heart pump, the best shot at prolonging his life.
https://dailycaller.com/2012/03/30/the-original-owner-of-cheneys-heart/
The article states that he waited 20 months on a transplant list and he had heart problems since being middle-aged. He was also dependent on a medical device to assist his heart. All of this could very likely be lies.
Organ harvesting was big business from the start. I worked at large university medical center that pioneered organ transplants. Suddenly we were getting royalty, sheiks who paid for a whole hospital floor (so family and staff could stay too). Nurses were given diamond bracelets in 'thanksgiving' for the care they were given. They were literally buying organs. Only after a lawsuit did they start transplant lists.
That was back in the 70s. Since then I never had organ donation on my license.
There were many stories of organs taken without authorization or from the wrong patient.
The privileged people probably didn't stop receiving organs even though there is an organ transplant list. To discover how they get their organs would be a story.
At age 71, Dick Cheney is older than most heart transplant patients, but a local cardiothoracic surgeon said yesterday’s grueling operation probably gave the former vice president, who has a long history of heart trouble and had been surviving on a battery-powered heart pump, the best shot at prolonging his life. https://dailycaller.com/2012/03/30/the-original-owner-of-cheneys-heart/
The article states that he waited 20 months on a transplant list and he had heart problems since being middle-aged. He was also dependent on a medical device to assist his heart. All of this could very likely be lies.