EP 187: Signs of Life: what you should know about the organ donation process with Heidi Klessig

Organ donation is always a universal good... right? This conversation is the type that has the potential to completely challenge previously held beliefs. RFK issued a press release on July 21, 2025 showing how troubled the process of organ donation is. They found a large number of cases where the procurement process began even with neurological “signs of life.” This has us revisiting a very important conversation and asking some necessary questions.Are brain-dead patients TRULY brain dead? Are the organs being harvested from someone who REALLY has no life left in them? Heidi Klessig, MD, tells us her own story and how she came to have her own beliefs challenged, and explains why she is now dedicated to the informed consent of all registered organ donors, those considering donating their organs, their families, and the recipients of transplanted organs. The question we all really need to ask is... When is somebody truly dead? GUEST:Heidi Klessig, MDhttps://www.respectforhumanlife.com/PODCAST MENTIONS:EP 157: Brain Death & Organ Donation...When is a person really dead? with Heidi Klessig, MDHHS Finds Systemic Disregard for Sanctity of Life in Organ Transplant Systemhttps://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hrsa-to-reform-organ-transplant-system.htmlHarvesting Organs & Cherishing Life: What Christians Need to Know About Organ Donation and ProcurementChristopher W. Bogosh RN-BC and Heidi Klessig MDhttps://a.co/d/5uoCuoSThe Brain Death FallacyHeidi Klessug MDhttps://a.co/d/fscaC3UUDDA Uniform Determination of Death Acthttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Determination_of_Death_ActDeath, Dying, and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the End of LifeFranklin G. Miller and Robert D. Truoghttps://a.co/d/cU51mWJUniform Anatomical Gift ActUAGAhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Anatomical_Gift_ActDoctors Against Forced Organ HarvestingDAFOHhttps://dafoh.orgThe Phantom of the OrganJohn Guzzi, M.D.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2401849Donation After Circulatory DeathDCDhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9755608/Was football player Terrance Howard really dead? His parents didn’t think sohttps://www.respectforhumanlife.com/post/was-football-player-terrance-howard-really-dead-his-parents-didn-t-think-soHospital wants to pull the plug on inhumanely neglected 23-year-old woman who is not brain deadhttps://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/hospital-wants-to-pull-the-plug-on-inhumanely-neglected-23-year-old-woman-who-is-not-brain-dead/SPONSORS:Rowe CasaUse code BOOMCLAP to save 20% off your first order!https://www.rowecasaorganics.com/?sca_ref=3468709./2CVRBIBV1FIND US/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST:https:theboomclappodcast.square.site www.instagram.com/boomclappodcastwww.instagram.com/cecily.dickeywww.instagram.com/ritarogersco