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Kentucky’s Network for Hope is facing shutdown after accusations it rushed organ retrieval despite patients showing signs of life — a move that once eroded national donor trust. Health Secretary calls them a “bad apple,” citing safety failures, including a case where a man recovering from an overdose was allegedly pressured to have life support withdrawn. The group insists they comply with federal rules and even added a new pause safeguard last year — now legally required in Kentucky. Yet, with over 100,000 on transplant lists and thousands dying each year, the urgency for donations remains dire, even as deceased donor numbers dipped slightly last year.

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