Tag Archives: Washington Post

No real informed consent in driver’s license organ donor designations. UPDATED.

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

(National Donate Life Month brought back to mind my concerns about organ donation, so I re-post what I wrote last year.) Until my own personal experience with the aggressive and predatory approach to organ donation, I believed in the altruism … Continue reading →

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Bioethical concerns on organ donations after cardiac death.

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

The Washington Post, a few years back,  had an interesting article on organ donation.   The troubling part about this procedure is that if one has become an organ donor, by signing on to a registry or driver’s license, one is … Continue reading →

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The Chesapeake: Beauty on the Brink.

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

My brother-in-law is a helicopter pilot. I hate to fly. I’d rather have my feet on the ground. But, I am in awe of what he does. Witness, here, a great feature article in this Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine, on … Continue reading →

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