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The Trump administration is targeting Kentucky’s Network for Hope, accusing it of pushing ahead with organ donations from patients who showed signs of life after life support was withdrawn — a move that could endanger lives and undermine trust in the system. This isn’t new: in 2021, the group allegedly pressured a hospital to proceed with donation for a man waking up from an overdose — he survived, and his sister spoke out. Only doctors can declare death; donation groups act afterward. While brain-dead donors are common, families may choose donation after withdrawal for non-survivable injuries — but ethics must be ironclad. Network for Hope insists they follow all rules and even added a pause safeguard last year, already adopted in Kentucky and under federal review. With over 100,000 on transplant lists, every donation saves lives — but safety and integrity must never be compromised.

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